Migrant surge into Ceuta reignites Spain-Morocco flashpoint

Thousands of migrants entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 31, renewing tensions over the EU's only land border with Africa. A Spanish Supreme Court ruling limiting 'hot returns' for migrants intercepted at sea helped fuel the surge, which has spotlighted long-running disputes between Madrid and Rabat over migration and sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla.