The Government of Ceuta asked the Interior to install a buoy barrier 15 days before the wave of immigrants but the Secretary of State rejected it

The Government of Ceuta proposed to the Interior to install a buoy barrier 15 days before the wave of immigrants, but the Secretary of State rejected it. This Tuesday the Minister of the Presidency and the Interior, Alberto Gaitán, explained it to the judge of the National Court María Tardón. The Government ended up installing that barrier in August.

The counselor explained that he proposed it to the Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo. It was in Madrid, on the occasion of an intersectoral conference on Immigration in Madrid, during which the counselor requested a meeting with the right hand in the Ministry of Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

At the meeting, the counselor expressed his concern about the call effect of the Supreme Court ruling that had just established that those who arrived by sea could not be immediately returned. He also reported the growth in arrivals of minors. When asked by the judge, he assured that he gave the Interior the figures that already saturated the city's assistance system.

The counselor added that on July 26, four days after the wave, he contacted the Secretary of State via WhatsApp again to report that the situation was getting complicated. They responded that they were aware and were working on it. According to Gaitán, Interior compared the situation of the autonomous city with that of other summers.

The witness has agreed to provide the messages, according to sources familiar with the statement.