00:00Spanish police on Monday launched a fresh operation to clear a temporary migrant camp
00:06in the port of Ceuta, Spain's esclave, on the North African coast, with the aim of shutting
00:11down the site. The dismantling began on Sunday when 50 tents belonging to the Spanish Agency
00:16for International Development Cooperation were taken down on the port's West Quay.
00:21Officers from Spain's National Police returned to the camp before 7 a.m. Monday to launch
00:27the operation. According to local media, the migrants were moved to other accommodation
00:32provided by the government or to the Center for Temporary Stay of Foreigners, where their
00:37immigration status was being checked. The move led to 300 Moroccans choosing to go home in
00:44two days, officials in the Spanish enclave said. Under the government's plan, all seven
00:50temporary reception facilities set up around the city after the mass arrivals at the end
00:55of July will be closed in stages. Together, they have about 7,000 places and currently house
01:02around 5,800 registered people.
