The complicated expulsion of irregular immigrants in Ceuta: a long and guaranteed procedure

Most arrived by swimming, although some entered on foot. Between 5,000 and 8,000 immigrants of Moroccan and sub-Saharan origin have remained on the beaches and streets of Ceuta for two weeks. Many are minors. The Moroccan government demands the return of its children. The Spanish Executive assures that everyone will be repatriated. But the days go by and the immigrant settlements are consolidated into the autonomous city. Why is it so difficult to expel people who arrived irregularly from Spanish territory? Spanish law, very guaranteeing, establishes a long and complex procedure to decree the expulsion of people who remain in Spanish territory after having entered illegally. [...] The former government delegate in Cauta Salvadora Mateos and the former president of the Government of the autonomous city Mabel Deu were sentenced for prevarication to nine years of disqualification by the Provincial Court of Cádiz for having expressly repatriated 55 Moroccan minors in 2021 without complying with all procedural procedures.