00:06Moroccan authorities link the sudden surge to recent Spanish court rulings limiting the
00:12immediate return of irregular migrants intercepted at sea officials say misleading
00:17interpretations of the decisions spread rapidly online misinterpretation and misleading information
00:26surrounding these rulings have led some would-be migrants to believe they can avoid immediate
00:32return this has contributed to the emergence of a specific pattern of irregular migration attempts
00:39crossing by swimming which some migrants believe offers a greater chance of avoiding immediate
00:46repatriation but for some of those who reach suta hopes of finding a route into europe quickly gave
00:53way to hardship some returnees say they faced shortages of food and water as well as violence
01:00during their stay we have returned home because when we finally got there they treated us very badly
01:08they left us hungry with no food or anything migrants were beaten and assaulted some residents
01:14of suta including morocans living there were also involved they treated us as if we were not human
01:21as if we were insects despite these accounts and the dangers of swimming across the border
01:28some returnees say the experience has done little to weaken their determination to reach europe
01:38i was at work when someone called to say the border with suta had opened
01:42i went there immediately and swam until i reached the shore that night we had gunfire and saw people
01:49being attacked with knives and injured in front of us we could not tell whether those involved were
01:54only local residents or also morocans living in suta it was a very difficult experience but it has not
02:00changed my mind despite what happened i will try to cross again until i succeed
02:07the mass return may have eased the immediate pressure on suta but the determination of some
02:12migrants to try again shows how difficult it remains for morocco and spain to contain irregular crossings
02:20despite tighter border controls
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