Sanchez tells Spain's congress his government 'has nothing to hide' over Ceuta crisis response

Key Points:

• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez assured Congress the government has "nothing to hide" regarding the Ceuta migrant crisis, announcing the release of a full dossier of documents for public scrutiny to ensure transparency.
• Sánchez defended law enforcement officers' actions during the mass crossing from Morocco in July, emphasizing their choice to "defend human life" and highlighting that over 90% of migrants were returned within 72 hours, calling it one of the fastest return processes in European history.
• He attributed the surge in migrants to social media messages encouraging crossings and stated that no intelligence service had anticipated the mass influx, while also noting the government increased maritime surveillance and engaged with Moroccan authorities following a Supreme Court ruling.
• Sánchez rejected calls for harsher treatment of migrants, underscoring Spain’s legal obligations and democratic principles, and condemned Morocco’s Justice Minister’s call for a "final solution," affirming that Ceuta and Melilla will remain Spanish "until the end of time."
• The prime minister’s address came amid widespread protests across Spain criticizing the government's handling of the crisis and Morocco's role, with tens of thousands demonstrating peacefully in major cities, though some disturbances occurred near the Congress of Deputies.