The Government Delegation in Ceuta will collaborate with neighborhood associations and the National Police to locate migrants who remain dispersed in different parts of the city after the dismantling of several irregular settlements, with special attention to minors who continue sleeping on the street.
The Government delegate, David de la Encina, held a meeting this Friday with the president of the Provincial Federation of Neighborhood Associations (FPAV), Francisco García Segado, and a representative of the National Police to draw up a map of the areas where these people are concentrated and coordinate the necessary actions, according to the Efe Agency.
The initiative arises after the evictions of the settlements on the beaches of Benítez and El Trampolín have caused the dispersion of part of the migrant population to other urban spaces, homes used as collective accommodation and mountain areas.
De la Encina has recognized that the authorities now face a situation different from that of the large improvised camps, since numerous migrants have sought refuge in arcades, squares and other less visible spaces. The objective is to analyze the situation in each neighborhood, taking advantage of information from neighbors to coordinate police and social interventions.
Among the areas that raise the greatest concern are Juan Carlos I, Poblado Regulares, Sidi Embarek, San José and Villajovita, according to García Segado, who has warned that the peripheral neighborhoods are bearing much of the consequences of migratory pressure.
One of the main problems is the presence of foreign minors who still remain outside of reception resources, despite more than two months having passed since the massive entries registered on July 30 and 31.
The delegate has acknowledged that difficulties persist in identifying these children and adolescents, although he has assured that the Administration works together with the Government of the autonomous city to guarantee their protection and provide them with a reception place.
"There are children who continue to sleep in the squares of the neighborhoods, and the neighbors can tell them that," said De la Encina, who has defended citizen collaboration to locate the places where minors spend the night and prevent them from continuing to spend the nights outdoors.
"We do not allow a minor to sleep one more night on a bench," claimed the delegate, who highlighted the coordination with the president of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, and those responsible for the Minors Area to address this situation.
The new strategy comes after the withdrawal of the main irregular settlements that emerged after the migration crisis at the end of July, although the authorities continue to face the consequences of the dispersion of people who remain outside the reception facilities.
