Spain seeks transfer of unaccompanied migrant minors to mainland Spain

Spain's Ceuta, still reeling from a rush of 72,000 migrants arriving on its shores in one week, is seeking the transfer of hundreds of unaccompanied minors still in the enclave to mainland Spain, local leaders said on Wednesday.



Though the vast majority of migrants have since returned to Morocco, roughly 1,100 unaccompanied minors who arrived before and during the influx – and cannot be summarily deported – remain, according to the local government.



Many are lodged in makeshift accommodation in warehouses or sleeping on the streets as Ceuta's reception centres are full.



Charities and residents' groups said they were trying to help children sleeping rough, along with pregnant women.