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The Spanish Government Reactivated the Transfer of Migrants to the Port of Ceuta After a Turn by the National Court
La Moncloa considers that measure key to dismantling the camps on the beaches and moving ahead with its reception and return plan. According to El País, the government had no alternative if the judicial blockade remained in place.
The Spanish Government managed to unblock the transfer of some 1,700 migrants from the beaches of El Trampolín and Benítez to the port of Ceuta, after the National Court lifted the suspension that had halted the operation, according to El País.
According to that outlet, the court decision had triggered strong alarm in La Moncloa, which activated a round of contacts with direct monitoring by the president and the participation of ministers Ángel Víctor Torres, Óscar Puente and Elma Saiz. The Executive understood that the use of the port was central to dismantling the improvised settlements and restoring some normality to the city.
El País said the Government especially targeted the Sindicato Unificado de Policía, which it accused of having pushed for the precautionary measure at the most damaging moment for the operation. From the Executive, they also maintained that the port offers better security and assistance conditions than the beaches, where makeshift camps had been set up.
According to El País, the Ministry of Transport sent two dozen documents to the National Court on Wednesday night to show that the operation met the requirements and had favorable reports. Once that documentation was reviewed, the blockade was lifted and the work resumed.
La Moncloa has backed that location from the outset because it considers it quick to enable, spacious and away from residential areas. However, the Government itself admits that the crisis remains open: more than 1,700 people are still in the streets and in the hills, while work is underway on another space to complete the operation, always according to El País.
The newspaper added that the Executive continues to make expanding reception capacity the core of its strategy to speed up returns. It also stated, citing government sources, that more than 5,500 migrants voluntarily returned to Morocco since August 10 and that on some recent days that flow reached 100 per day.
In addition, pressure continues on Ceuta to accept the transfer of minors to the Peninsula, especially some 500 girls considered especially vulnerable, amid a clash with the PP leadership, which rejects that possibility, according to El País.
Although the Government welcomed the speed of the judicial ruling, in La Moncloa they acknowledge that the most delicate stage will be to continue processing files for minors and adults in order to sustain a steady pace of returns.
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