Following the mass influx of migrants last month into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave bordering Morocco in North Africa, local residents have taken to the streets to demand action from the government and the European Union (EU).

According to Euronews and EFE news agency, thousands of Ceuta residents took to the streets on the 9th (local time) to protest and demand border measures.

The protest, jointly organized by four religious groups in Ceuta, drew an estimated 10,000 participants according to the organizers, and about 5,000 according to the police.

The demonstrators gathered in Constitution Square to demand government solutions to the migrant crisis.

In the "Ceuta Unity Declaration," the organizers defined the current situation as "extremely critical" and urged the Spanish government and Europe to take immediate, decisive, and adequate measures against the migratory pressure facing Ceuta.

They voiced their demands for the Spanish government and the EU to guarantee the welfare of Ceuta residents while providing sufficient human and material support.

Some protesters accused the Spanish government of neglecting the crisis, calling for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Ceuta Mayor Juan Vivas and local politicians also joined the protest.

Mayor Vivas stated that the situation is currently "unsustainable" and requested more support from the central government.

He emphasized that the migrants who crossed the border should be repatriated to Morocco.

In Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, a mass influx occurred on the 30th of last month when over 72,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco en masse.

Europe was shocked by tens of thousands of people crossing the border in just 24 hours, sparking conflicts such as Italy suspending the application of the Schengen Agreement—which guarantees free movement within the EU—for Spain.

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