Grande-Marlaska recognizes the insecurity in Ceuta after the massive entry of migrants

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, recognized this Tuesday in Ceuta the uncertainty of the population after the massive entry of migrants at the end of July. "We perfectly understand this feeling of subjective insecurity, a consequence of what we have experienced," said the minister upon his arrival at the headquarters of the Government Delegation, after visiting the Temporary Attention Center for Foreigners (CATE) located next to the Tarajal border customs office.

Marlaska has thus referred to subjective insecurity, which is the fear, worry or feeling of vulnerability that a person feels in the face of danger, even though it does not always coincide with real crime statistics. Furthermore, he has insisted that the objective is "to soon reverse this feeling of subjective insecurity, guarantee the security of the borders and also the security of the people of Ceuta."

"Public order is a major concern," said the minister, who highlighted the empathy of the people of Ceuta regarding the situation that the autonomous city is going through. In this sense, he stressed that the Government's intention is for the crisis to "end as soon as possible" by providing Ceuta with all the necessary means.

Likewise, he has advanced that the evolution will be "very favorable day by day", which is why he considers that, in principle, it will not be necessary to renew the single command, which is scheduled to remain in effect until December 31. The minister has also expressed his "solidarity" with the journalists who have suffered attacks during the crisis, events that he described as "absolutely irrational behavior that blurs the exercise of the free right to information."

Marlaska has highlighted the "complexity" of the triage process for migrants who entered Ceuta on July 30 and 31 and has detailed that the triage process for 1,120 people has already been completed. As explained, the procedure includes a health examination, identification, detection of possible situations of vulnerability or trafficking and the processing of asylum applications.

The Tarajal CATE, whose opening was scheduled before the mass entry, has capacity for 400 people and currently has 15 work lines, expandable to 20. To these are added another six at the border and four at the National Police Headquarters. 78 agents and 11 workers from the Asylum and Refuge Office participate in these tasks.

Marlaska has defended that the process, necessary for repatriations, responds to the demands of the European Union and offers guarantees to both migrants and the authorities. "There will be no shortcut to illegality," he stated.