Spanish police fired warning shots into the air and used tear gas Friday morning as thousands of migrants camped on the beaches of Ceuta rushed toward a new temporary reception facility at the city’s port, according to accounts relayed by The Gateway Pundit and other outlets covering the events. Approximately 150 officers were deployed to manage the movement, which spiraled into a crush as only a fraction of those waiting could be accommodated.
The migrants — most of whom had traveled to the Spanish enclave from Morocco — had been sleeping rough on BenĂtez and El TrampolĂn beaches for weeks, awaiting relocation to the official port-area camp. When only a handful of officials arrived to begin the transfer just before 7 a.m. Friday, the crowds grew impatient and began running toward the new site, according to reporting cited by The Gateway Pundit.
Video circulated on social media showed large crowds surging through the streets of the enclave, with Reuters, Noticias Cuatro, and Channel 4 News among the outlets posting footage of the chaotic scenes. Some clips carried graphic-content warnings. Spanish-language broadcaster Noticias Cuatro described “momentos de tensiĂłn” during the transfer as migrants scrambled to secure one of the 1,700 new places at the port camp.
A Stampede for Limited Places
According to El PaĂs, cited in the Gateway Pundit account, tensions escalated as more officers arrived on scene and a crush developed when migrants tried to reach the designated route. Police responded by firing shots into the air, deploying tear gas, and striking several people in an effort to regain control of the crowd. The officers were reportedly escorting groups along the roughly one-kilometer route from the beaches to the port facility.
Spanish police said two migrants were arrested Friday morning. One was accused of slashing a teenager with a blade, while the other was detained on suspicion of burglary. The alleged stabbing was reported around 3 a.m. near the TrampolĂn settlement, where the suspect is accused of cutting a young man’s face with a knife. Authorities said they received reports of an assault in the area before making the arrest.
The operation comes more than a month after what Channel 4 News described as an unprecedented border rush in which 72,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in a single surge. The Gateway Pundit report characterized the numbers as “much larger than the island economy can support” and argued that police have not demonstrated control over the situation — a claim echoed in the outlet’s framing of the events as continuing unrest rather than a resolved crisis.
Deportations Lag as Sánchez Plans New Housing
Friday’s operation unfolded amid reporting that only 307 migrants have been deported since the July mass crossing. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a Socialist, has announced plans to house up to 10,000 migrants in the city, according to the Gateway Pundit account. That figure stands far above the 1,700 places offered at the port camp, a gap that helps explain the desperation visible in Friday’s footage.
The Gateway Pundit report was sharply critical of Sánchez’s characterization of the situation, noting that the prime minister had described conditions in Ceuta as “mostly resolved” even as the new images emerged. The outlet also referenced earlier coverage of mistreatment of animals in the enclave, in a piece alleging that street cleaners had described migrants dismembering cats. That claim was published by the outlet as a separate item and is not corroborated by the other reporting cited in the article.
Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast bordering Morocco, has long been a focal point of migration pressure. The scale of the July crossing — tens of thousands of people in a matter of days — has strained local services and drawn intense political scrutiny in Madrid. Friday’s scenes, in which police resorted to warning shots and chemical irritants to manage people who had already spent weeks waiting for shelter, suggest the pressure has not eased even as officials move to open new facilities.
Political Fallout
The images are likely to intensify criticism of the Sánchez government’s handling of the enclave, particularly from opponents who argue that the response has been too slow and too permissive. The Gateway Pundit report framed the events as evidence that the situation is far from under control, contrasting the prime minister’s public assurances with footage of stampeding crowds and police firing into the air.
It remains unclear how many migrants were ultimately transferred to the port camp on Friday, or how authorities plan to process the thousands still waiting on the beaches. The two arrests and the alleged knife attack near the TrampolĂn settlement add to concerns about safety in the makeshift camps, which have housed thousands of people in open-air conditions for weeks.
For now, the 1,700 places at the new port facility represent a small fraction of the demand, with police continuing to escort groups along the route from the beaches as crowds press forward for a spot. The scenes have been documented by international news organizations as well as on social media, drawing global attention back to the enclave a month after the border surge first made headlines.
Source: www.thegatewaypundit.com — https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/shocking-videos-thousands-north-african-migrants-charge-through/