Spain: Moroccan Agents Implicated in the Migrant Invasion

 We have been reporting on the massive invasion of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast on July 30. Some 72,000 migrants stormed into the enclave, and some 3,000 remain camped on the beaches of the city. Now Spanish media outlet, El Español, is reporting that Spanish intelligence has discovered that Moroccan military intelligence agents were actually embedded within the migrants and were directing the activities. This directly links the Moroccan government in the illegal migrant invasion.

Consider this: In Europe, principally in Belgium and the Netherlands, you have a particularly vicious Moroccan Mafia (Mocro Maffia) that largely controls the cocaine traffic from South America into Northern Europe through the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. They are not only involved in drug traffic, but also in kidnapping, murders, and political assassinations as well. Throughout Western Europe, they account for much of the violent crime on the part of migrants and other foreigners. In addition, Morocco routinely finds excuses not to take back its criminals that countries like the Netherlands and France are trying to deport.

What kind of rogue nation is this?

The video below is from the Spanish news outlet Tele Madrid, Telenoticias 1, Hat tip to RAIR Foundation USA, Vlad Tepes, and Gates of Vienna for the subtitling. Translation is by Fousesquawk. Note that the written text in the article is almost identical to the audio in the video.

 

The Pope Pontificates in France

This article first appeared in New English Review.

Pope Leo XIV in St Denis, France, September 25, 2026

-NPR

 Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his 4-day visit to France this week, and one of his central messages has been that the country, and Europe in general, must welcome the millions of migrants arriving in record numbers, whether legal or illegal. Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, Leo’s experience with migration has been mostly shaped by the Latin American experience, which is different in many ways from the situation in Europe.  Like his predecessor, Leo seems indifferent to the reality of what is happening daily in France and the rest of Western Europe, where violent migrant crime is out of control, to say nothing of Islamic terrorism.

 The sheer irony of the situation staring the Pontiff in the face is staggering. In June, he was visiting Spain, with the same message of support for the migrants. Then, on July 30, the latest in a series of border invasions at the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta broke all records when some 72,000 migrants from North and Sub-Saharan Africa stormed across the border, many literally swimming across. Today, some 3,000 still remain camped out on Ceuta’s beaches as soldiers and police struggle to remove the remaining holdouts. Sexual attacks are a recurring problem, and just this week, a 17-year-old Moroccan girl was raped and almost killed on Ceuta’s Trampolin Beach. Two Moroccan migrants, aged 42 and 21, are charged with the crime. While this was happening, Pope Leo was in France giving lectures to the French about welcoming migrants.

Also, while Leo was in France giving advice, a 93-year-old handicapped woman was murdered in her own home in Toulouse this week. When police responded to the house, alerted by neighbors, they found a 30-year-old male at the scene, nude and in a dazed state. During the arrest, a French police officer was injured in the scuffle. The suspect is described only as a male, 30 years old, and in France illegally.

Tell that to Pope Leo.

These are not isolated or anecdotal incidents. They are happening daily across Western Europe. I say Western Europe because the Eastern European members of the European Union are much more sensible. Having only recently been freed from the chains of communism, they are not about to enter into a new dark age. They are resisting the EU’s call to “take in their fair share”.

Is it a coincidence that neither of the last two popes has been European? Can one blame a European for feeling resentful that the last two pontiffs, major world figures of world opinion, have arrived from South and North America, respectively, and lectured Europeans about the need to accept millions of newcomers who, in far too many cases, have arrived uninvited and rather than assimilating and contributing to their host countries, have become economic burdens and have committed violent crimes and, in some cases, acts of terror? Yes, there are decent immigrants in Europe, from many different parts of the world, but they are overshadowed by the gangs, the mafias, the Islamists, the terrorists, the drug dealers, the rapists, and the thugs inhabiting the various “no-go zones” of European cities. I could go on and on. The ink on this piece won’t even be dry before the next innocent victim will be dead somewhere in Spain, France, or some other Western European city, town, or beach.

And every day, thousands more young, unaccompanied, unidentified men arrive, all with the Pope’s blessing.

As Pope Leo pontificates, thousands of Europeans in Spain, France, and other Western European countries are marching to protest their governments’ inaction. Leo views this with alarm. He also views with alarm the rise of conservative anti-migration political parties like France’s Rassemblement National, Spain’s Vox, Germany’s Alternatif fuer Deutschland, and others, blissfully unaware of why they are becoming so popular.

Somebody needs to explain to the Pontiff and to (Western) Europe’s political leaders that people are dying, and it has reached the breaking point. Nobody should have to die on the altar of political correctness and the Pope’s misguided idea of welcome.

 

Spain: Moroccan Girl Raped on Beach at Ceuta: Two Moroccan Men Charged

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

Some 3,000 migrants still remain encamped on the beaches of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast after the mass invasion of July 30, when some 72,000 of them stormed across the border from Morocco.

As thousands of Spaniards protest the government's ineptness in dealing with the invasion and Pope Leo visits neighboring France, no doubt spreading his message that migrants must be welcomed, this is what has just occurred on Trampolin Beach in Ceuta: A 17-year-old Moroccan girl has been attacked and raped. Two Moroccan men, aged 42 and 21, are in custody, charged with the crime. It is just the latest sexual attack that has occurred in Ceuta since the mass invasion of July 30, as Spanish police and soldiers struggle to remove the last few thousand remaining.  

The article below from Cadenaser is translated by Fousesquawk.

Police resuscitate a minor Moroccan girl after being raped on Trampolin (Beach)

The officers of UIP have arrested two persons of Moroccan origin as suspects in the sexual attack committed Saturday at 12 noon, according to the police report accessed by SER.

Caption: A group of migrants come to collect food offered by Red Cross on Saturday on Trampolin Beach in Ceuta.

-Javier Bañuelos, 9-26-2026 18:56

Special correspondent in Ceuta: The National Police on Saturday arrested two Moroccan citizens,  42 and 21 years of age as suspects of having raped a minor migrant of 17 in Ceuta. The incident occurred on the same Saturday at 12 noon on the Trampolin Beach, where more than 3,000 people continue to be crammed together after the mass entry on July 30.

According to the police report, which the SER chain has had access to, a group of officers of the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) went to the shantytown settlement after receiving an alert about the presence of minors shouting.

When the UIP officers arrived at the Trampolin zone, they found a 17-year-old girl exiting one of the shops "semi-conscious", in very bad shape, "compatible with the ingestion of some type of inhibitory substance". The girl could barely stand, had cuts on her leg her face, and was also suffering hemorrhaging from her genital area.

The victim did not know where she was. Suddenly, in the presence of the officers, she collapsed and completely lost consciousness. One of the officers had to begin resuscitation maneuvers and was able to revive her, but she relapsed. For the second time, and after three minutes of CPR, they succeeded in stabilizing her and evacuating her to the hospital in Ceuta.

None of the arrestees wanted to make a statement about what happened, only that they denied knowing the minor.

France: 93-Year-Old Woman Murdered: Illegal Migrant Charged

In Toulouse, a 93-year-old handicapped woman has been found murdered in her home. Arrested by police at the scene was a 30-year-old man, who was nude and in a dazed state. He is not further identified but is reportedly in France illegally. An officer was injured during the arrest.

Meanwhile, Pope Leo is in Lourdes lecturing the French as to why people like this guy should be allowed to stay in France.

The article below from Le Parisien is translated by Fousesquawk.

Toulouse: 93-year-old woman found dead in her home, a 30 -year-old arrested at the scene

The suspect arrested at the home of the victim, injured an officer in the shoulder. An investigation has been opened.

By Le Parisien with Agence France Presse

27 September 2026 at 23:36

Caption: The victim was found in her small house near the Bourbaki housing project

"This is a flagrant crime with the arrest of a suspect." David Charmatz, the Prosecutor of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), announces on Sunday that a 93-year-old handicapped woman was found dead in her residence. She lived in a small house located behind the Bourbaki housing project, reports La Dépêche.  

Hearing shouts and insults, the neighbors alerted police. A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

According to our colleagues, this individual was illegally in the country. Neighbors quoted by La Dépêche claim that he was nude and in a dazed state when law enforcement arrived.

During the arrest, the man injured an officer, stated David Charmatz. The officer was struck in the shoulder.

A homicide investigation has been opened, the regional daily states. Other violations may be revealed. The investigators from the Judicial Police are leading the investigation.

Italy: Hamas Supporters in Turin to Commemorate October 7

Mohammad Hannoun

-Il Giornale

In the northern Italian city of Turin, pro-Hamas supporters are planning to march on the streets on October 7 to celebrate one of the most hideous terrorist attacks in history: the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack against Israel. The leader of this despicable group is an odious guy named Mohammad Hannoun, a local Palestinian leader who is in an Italian jail, charged with being part of the Hamas terror group.

It is unimaginable that there are actually people living in Italy and other Western countries who celebrate what Hamas did on that day. They not only murdered over 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians, but they raped women, burned infants alive, beheaded people, and kidnapped over 200 people back to Gaza where they were further abused by those Gazan civilians that the world is wringing its hands about. Many of the savages livestreamed themselves back to their proud families as they carried out their atrocities.

And to think that those inhuman monsters have their supporters in the West.

The below article from Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk. It is written by Giulia Sorrentino, a courageous reporter who has written countless articles about the outrages committed in Italy by people like Hannoun and his ilk.

To celebrate the massacre on the streets of Turin on October 7: The call from the Hannoun  association

Three years after the Hamas attack against Israel, the date of the massacre becomes the date selected to return to march and celebrate the "resistance"

-By Giulia Sorrentino

25 September 2026 - 09:33

On the 7th of October, the Islamist celebration will take to the streets. Three years after the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, the date of the massacre becomes the chosen day to return to march and celebrate the "resistance". And this time the call comes from Turin. The association of Mohammad Hannoun, in jail and accused of being the head of the leadership of Hamas, will celebrate the massacre.

The call to march from Api (Association of Palestinians in Italy, which he chairs) and from the "Turin for Gaza" network (which refers to the same group) has a clear and stated objective: To celebrate the anniversary of the pogrom. The face of the association today is represented by the son of Hannoun, Mahmoud, and by the young Ahmed, who grew up within the ranks of the association and today has become a key figure in the ProPal crowd, who incites by chanting from his preferred position alongside a white truck, by which he walks microphone in hand.

Only one similar anniversary had occurred -in Bologna last year (when) GPI* had called for a demonstration, banned by the Viminale (Interior Ministery) , to celebrate the terrorist act. Today, with Hannoun and three other followers in jail since December 27, the climate is even more heated, and, after that of the 7th, the general meeting is scheduled for the 10th of October. They want to celebrate "three years of genocide, three years of resistance".  As the government cracks down on burkas in school, there are Islamic preachers who even define the hijab (the veil that covers the face), as "a divine act". And now some even want to publicly praise a terrorist act.

*Giovani Palestinesi Italia - Young Palestinians of Italy

Netanyahu's Speech before UN on 9-24-2026

The exodus of the moral cowards at the UN

Yesterday, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before the UN, and once again, he gave a masterful address. Once again, he put to shame Israel's enemies, including the mullahs of Iran, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, and most of all the "moral cowards" who walked out as he took the podium. Once again, the UN showed for all the world to see what a cowardly, feckless, and anti-Semitic organization they are.

Here you can read the full text of Netanyahu's remarks from JNS.

Here you can watch the full video from PBS.

 

Italy: Tunisian Rape Suspect on the Run

Luserna San Giovanni (Turin), Piedmont region

It's the same old familiar story being played out in Europe-this time in Italy. In the municipality of Luserna San Giovanni, in the Turin metropolitan area, in June 2024, a woman out jogging was (allegedly) attacked from behind by a Tunisian man. He proceeded to rape her in a public park, breaking one of her legs in the process. Later apprehended due to a telltale bite mark on his arm from the victim, the suspect (not identified) confessed. 

Unfortunately, he was not held in custody pending trial. Two years after the rape, the trial has opened, and the suspect is nowhere to be found.

The below article from Torino Today is translated by Fousesquawk.

He raped her in a park and broke her leg: She was forced to walk on crutches for a year

The man, charged in Turin for sexual assault and recognized by a bite on his arm, has disappeared.

He attacked her from behind while she was jogging and raped her in a public park in Luserna San Giovanni. Injured in the leg, she, an athlete in her 40s, was operated on two times. He, a 30-year-old of Tunisian origin, was recognized by the bite marks on his arm.

Now, he is charged with sexual assault, but he has disappeared. Yesterday, September 17, he failed to appear in Turin criminal court for a hearing in which he is facing a conviction. He is defended by the office of Attorney Yuri Marchis. 

In flight after the attack

The incident occurred in June 2024. It was late afternoon. The victim, while running, felt a hand on her chest turning her around from behind. There was nobody nearby. She struggled to realize what was happening. Everything degenerated in a few seconds.

The woman still remembers the red t-shirt the man who allegedly attacked her was wearing. She tried to fight back to defend herself. At a certain point, he fell on top of her, crushing her and injuring her badly.

She reacted by biting his arm, (and) the 30-year-old loosened his grip and reportedly escaped.

"I was one of the first to respond- a Carabiniere recalled in court. "I remember that the lady could not get up due to the fractures in her legs. I raised her up while we were awaiting the arrival of the ambulance."

Recognized by scar

The 40-year-old was treated for several days. She told law enforcement about the red t-shirt and the bite. A few days later, not far from the park where the attack allegedly happened, the Carabinieri saw a man who had a strange scar on his arm. He was walking with a companion. They stopped him and asked for his identification. He reacted in a suspicious manner and seemed nervous.

They (police) later showed up at his home for further investigation. He opened the door, broke out crying, and showed them his arm, where the bite marks were still visible, in which the woman tried to make him stop the attack. Then, on his own volition, he turned over the clothes he was wearing when he allegedly attacked the woman.

Taken to the station, the man admitted his responsibility. He was not placed in pre-trial detention, considering that he had not been caught in the act and did not seem to be a concrete flight risk. He appointed a lawyer of his own choosing, who withdrew shortly after being informed of the closure of the investigation.

Infinite suffering

In court yesterday, the husband of the victim told how the daily life of his wife and their children has changed since 2024. "For almost a year, she could walk only with crutches. She has suffered so much."

The woman's sister added: "I was informed by telephone what had happened. My sister is a rock, but  for her, nothing is like before. It is the same for us. These are things that leave a mark on you. There is no going back."

It is not excluded that the accused has left Piedmont, perhaps returning to Tunisia. For sure, being informed of the trial, he has skipped the hearings. If he wants, he could appear at the next (hearing), scheduled in October. Even if he does not, the substitute prosecutor, Eleonora Sciorella, taking the place of the case prosecutor, could ask for his conviction. Then it will be up to the judges to evaluate and decide.

Remember Liz Magill? She Is Now the Dean of the Georgetown Law School

"During a congressional hearing on anti-Semitism on college campuses, Magill said whether calls for the genocide of Jews violated university conduct rules could be a “context-dependent decision.” The exchange drew bipartisan criticism from lawmakers and donors and contributed to her resignation shortly afterward."

-Campus Reform

Some people are shocked over the hiring of former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill to be the new dean at the Georgetown School of Law. With my own observations of academia in action and following Georgetown's history of the past several years, I am not shocked, just disgusted.

You will recall the House Subcommittee hearings on education a couple of years back when Magill and other university presidents were testifying before Congress, and none of them, including Magill, were able to articulate that calls for the genocide of Jews constituted a violation of their university's code of conduct. It all depended on the context, they said. Amid the firestorm that followed, Magill resigned from UPenn in December 2023.

Here is how Georgetown's official website is reporting the hire. Only one line is dedicated to reporting her resignation from UPenn as a result of her testimony.

Here is how the law school itself is reporting the hire. There is no mention of her resignation from UPenn.

Here is a more sober, less laudatory report on the hiring by Campus Reform.

Let us not forget that this is the same university that hosts the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, a deceptively-named center of pro-Islamist propaganda. Its most famous official is Jonathan Brown, a Muslim convert who has a long string of controversial statements on his resume, including a "justification" for Muslim slavery. Brown is the son-in-law of deported terrorist supporter, former University of South Florida professor, Sami al-Arian. 

Let us also not forget that Georgetown has a campus in Qatar. 

So should we conclude that Georgetown is in the tank for the pro-Palestinian, pro-Islamist, anti-Jewish point of view?

I guess it is a "context-dependent decision." 

Spain: Melilla Says No to New Migrant Reception Center

Melilla

In the wake of the recent mass migrant invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, located on the North African coast, the leader of the other Spanish enclave on the coast, Melilla, is stating that the autonomous city will oppose any construction of a new migrant reception center. However, the Spanish Interior Minister, Sabrina Moh, denies that such a center is being planned.

Whatever the truth is, the article below in El Independiente is translated by Fousesquawk.

Imbroda announces he will oppose a new center with a capacity for 800 immigrants in Melilla

September 22, 2026 at 17:25

Caption: The president of the autonomous city of Melilla, Juan Jose Imbroda

The president of Melilla, Juan Jose Imbroda, stated on Tuesday that he will oppose, with all his means, the possibility that the National Government will construct a center for identification of illegal immigrants with a capacity of 800 people that would be situated in front of the beach of La Hipica, and where he fears a repetition of images like those on the beaches of Trampolin and Benítez in Ceuta ."We refuse categorically, and we will fight wherever we have to fight," Imbroda stated.

Imbroda expressed his rejection of the construction of a new temporary stay center for immigrants (CETI) with a capacity of 800 people, considering that the city already has a facility with these characteristics and is demanding that the central government (adopt) a migration policy based on the return of those who enter Spain illegally.

In a statement to the press, Imbroda expressed himself as being "totally surprised" by the announcement of a new center and questioned the migration policy that the national government intended to apply. "If there is already one, the CETI, why do they want another? But what is the migration policy they intend to follow? Accept everybody who enters without returning anyone to their country of origin?" he asked.

The president of Melilla has maintained that, if this policy is continued, more reception centers will be necessary, over and over again, the actions of the Executive, which, in his opinion, is carrying out a policy "without order, without foresight", and without "effective" measures to expedite the removals, according to Europa Press.

In this regard, he has demanded legislative changes that would permit the acceleration of deportation procedures for illegal immigrants to their countries of origin, along with an increase in human and technical resources for migration control. 

Imbroda also referred to unaccompanied foreign minors, and, while guaranteeing corresponding protection for minors, argued that mechanisms should be established for their return with their families when appropriate. 

The president of Melilla gave as an example, the situation in Ceuta, and warned that "thousands and thousands of immigrants" cannot be maintained without offering a solution.

Therefore, he has announced the city government will oppose the project of a new center in Melilla, and will resort to whatever means considered necessary to try and prevent its construction.

"Of course, we categorically reject it, and we will fight as far as we can fight and we will go wherever we have to go," Imbroda affirmed, insisting that, in his judgment, the priority should be to reinforce available measures and modify legislation to accelerate the returns.

The Melilla president concluded by describing the national government's migration policy as "erratic" and spoke of the "absolute failure" of the Executive in this matter.

The government denies it

For her part, the delegate for the (National) Government, Sabrina Moh, ruled out the construction of a new center for immigrants in Melilla on Tuesday. "The Interior Ministry has not announced any new Temporary Immigrant Center (CETI), nor will there be any other immigrant reception center," she stated. "There already exists one that is fulfilling all the existing necessities," she clarified.

The leading representative of the Government of Spain in our city also made it clear that no Defense Ministry land will see the construction of infrastructure of these characteristics. In this regard, it was stated that the president of the Autonomous City (Melilla), Juan Jose Imbroda, "won't have to go anywhere to oppose something that doesn't exist." 

Moh accused the Popular (Party) leader of using this question to generate tension, divide the citizenry, and divert attention from the problems caused by the management of the local government. "Mr Imbroda needs his own Temporary Detention Center for Foreigners (CATE) to cover up the disastrous management of the Popular Party in Melilla, " she stated. 

Among these problems, the minister cited, as examples, the water supply cutoffs that the city suffers, the lack of street cleaning, and the absence of transparency in the hiring of information officers.

"As long as we are talking about CATE, we are not talking about the fact that in Melilla, we don't have running water 24 hours a day in the 21st century," Moh emphasized, directly blaming this situation on the management of Imbroda.  

The minister argued that the Defense Ministry lands should be put to use in the service to the citizenry and be used to respond to their needs, referring to infrastructure for dependent persons, training centers, public housing, and areas for the use and enjoyment of the population.

Dr Judea Pearl Lambasts UCLA

UCLA professor Judea Pearl has publicly condemned his own university after its law school invited Melanie Partow, who teaches at the U.S. Irvine Law School and is an attorney for al Qaeda terrorist, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to speak  at a public event dedicated to criticizing the U.S. response to 9-11. Not only was the very timing of this event an insult to the victims of 9-11, as the nation commemorated the 25th anniversary  of the attack, but it ignored the fact that Mohammed, by his own  admisson, was the one who murdered American journalist Daniel Pearl by beheading. Daniel was Dr. Pearl's son. 

https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/us-news/ucla-professor-blasts-university-for-hosting-lawyer-tied-to-sons-murderer/

Meanwhile, UCLA Chancellor, Julio Frenk, himself Jewish, has criticized the event and the choice of speakers, while talking about  UCLA's "values".

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/09/14/ucla-chancellor-criticizes-law-schools-sept-11-symposium

Every time I hear some university official talk about their institution's values, I want to throw up. It's as if they all have the same standard statement to make every time their school is embarrassed by the latest outrage.

After so many years of anti-Semitic incidents, most of which happened under the previous chancellor, the feckless Gene Block, but continue under Frenk, in my view, UCLA has no values. If it did, The chancellor, whoever it was, would step in and fire the dean of the law school and anyone associated with this invitation to Ms. Partow. This entire concept of academic freedom has crossed the line of decency over and over again. You bring embarrassment to your employer, you deserve to be canned.Why should universities be any different?

I also have nothing but criticism for UC Irvine and it's leftist law school, which, as I have written over and over again, is nothing but a training school for left-wing activists. If they have her on their staff, that only reinforces my opinion.

I salute Dr  Pearl for his public statement that he is ashamed of the university where he teaches. No doubt the leftists at the law school and the Center for Near Eastern Studies are attacking him, but no mind. If you put all of them together, they could not make one Judea Pearl.

Spain: The Invasion of Ceuta: The Latest "Wake-up Call"

This article first appeared in New English Review.

For several years, migrants from North and Sub-Saharan Africa have used the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla (actually located on the North African coast bordering Morocco), as a point of crossing into Spain and the rest of the European Union. Periodically, dozens or even hundreds of migrants, almost exclusively young men, have stormed the fence guarding the border while Moroccan police and border guards do basically nothing, and have fought Spanish border guards and police. Once they made it across, they were basically home free. They would then be placed in reception centers as they requested asylum and their applications were processed.

Most recently, it was Ceuta that saw an invasion on July 30 that amounted to at least 70,000 migrants storming across the border, in many cases simply swimming to the closest Spanish beach. Dozens drowned in the process. 

Spanish border guards and police were simply overwhelmed. The asylum center in Ceuta was already filled to overflowing, and these new arrivals could not be accommodated. The local government pleaded with the central government in Madrid under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for relief. It was slow in coming. The leftist Sanchez government was already in the process of trying to give legal status to some 500,000 migrants already in the country. (Many of these were from South America and were already working in the country. Since they spoke Spanish and shared the same religion as Spain, there was a better possibility of assimilation, as opposed to the mostly Muslim, non-Spanish arrivals from Africa and the Middle East.) 

The result was that tens of thousands of people found themselves stranded on the streets of Ceuta with no place to stay, no food, no work, and no possibility of continuing on into continental Europe and other EU member nations. Eventually, the majority of them voluntarily left and were escorted back to the border crossing into Morocco. However, to this day, some 5,000 or more remain on the streets and are camping on the beach. Predictably, there have been reports of sexual assaults; women are afraid to go out at night; and just this week, a group of migrants captured a baby dolphin swimming in shallow waters and proceeded to beat it to death. To them, it was all great sport.

Slowly, Spanish reinforcements began arriving in Ceuta, working 24-hour shifts, patrolling the streets and trying to prevent incidents. The army was shockingly ordered not to take any enforcement action against the migrants and was not even given firearms. In one incident about a week ago, a patrol was assaulted by a group of some 30-40 men throwing rocks at them. They were literally forced to flee for their lives, and their utility vehicle, which was not armored and was totally inadequate for the situation, was destroyed by the mob.  The head of the union for soldiers and sailors angrily criticized the federal government, complaining that the "troops' hands and feet were tied." 

The European Union reacted in shock at the events unfolding in Ceuta. A diplomatic rift between Italy and Spain erupted when Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that people arriving at Italian airports from Spain would be screened, notwithstanding the EU's Schengen Agreement, which allows unrestricted crossing of national borders of EU-member nations. Spain reacted in anger, and insults flew back and forth between Rome and Madrid. 

As if Europe needed another wake-up call, this problem drew attention and alarm across Europe. How could such an invasion take place? Of course, this latest one was just the largest in scale, but smaller border crossings had been occurring periodically in Ceuta and Melilla for years. Sanchez and his government have come under immense criticism for their handling of this mess, and rightly so.

In addition, there was the question of Morocco's role in all this. It appears that the latest invasion was a result of a recent Spanish Supreme Court decision on July 8 that banned Spanish police from immediately deporting, the so-called "push backs", of those coming in this manner. The message was not lost on the migrants. That, coupled with the inaction of the Moroccans, who were doing very little to stop it on their side, if not facilitating it, spurred this latest mass invasion. It was charged that this time, the Moroccans actively facilitated the crossings. This is also the same country, of course, that has spawned the vicious Moroccan Mafia (Mocro Maffia), which is responsible for much of the cocaine smuggling into Belgium and the Netherlands, gang warfare, murders, and political assassinations. Morocco refuses to take back many of its criminals whom the Europeans are trying to deport. This is especially a problem in the Netherlands.

But why should Europe need a wake-up call after all the horrendous crimes and terrorist acts being committed by these illegal migrants, of whom Moroccans are heavily represented? The populations of Western European countries are crying out to their leaders to stop the flow and send the illegals and criminals back to their home countries. Deportations do occur, but at a very slow pace as more keep arriving.

Ceuta should also be a wake-up call for the US, as if we needed it after 9-11, and the open-borders policy of the Biden administration. While Biden was in office, we saw similar scenes on our Mexican border with hundreds of migrants lingering under overpasses on the US side and eventually just being allowed to move around the country at will. Many have engaged in crime, including the vicious Tren de Aragua gang from Venezuela, a particularly bloodthirsty bunch.

Gradually, the Ceuta crisis will subside, and things will return to normal-until the next time it happens. On August 15, Moroccan police, under pressure from Spain and the EU, intercepted another large group of migrants in the hundreds after Spanish intelligence made public the fact that they were expecting another wave on that date. But it can't be a one-time event. Unless Morocco decides to act like a responsible member of the family of nations, and the Spanish government in Madrid gets serious about stopping the invasions, Spain will experience this crisis again and again.

 

Italy: Bangladeshi Girl Escapes Forced Marriage and Death Threats from Family

Trieste

In the northeastern Italian city of Trieste, a young Bangladeshi woman has fled to police along with her younger sister, reporting that her family had threatened to take her back to Bangladesh and kill her if she did not agree to an arranged marriage, which she opposed. She and her sister have been placed in a protective facility as the police investigate the case. 

Italy is particularly sensitive to this issue after the 2021 murder of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old Pakistani woman, by her family in Italy after she refused an arranged marriage to an older man in Pakistan. Both of her parents and an uncle are serving long prison sentences for her murder.

The article below in Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk.

"Marry or we will kill you". Bangladeshi girl threatened by parents saved

In Trieste, a young girl originally from Bangladesh reports the threats from her family and escapes from home with her younger sister. The police take them to a protective facility. Matteoni: "The freedom to choose one's own life is a non-negotiable principle."

-By Giulia Bernardini

September 3, 2026 at 18:43

A phone call, the fear of being taken back to Bangladesh, and then the flight, together with her younger sister. It is the story of a young girl of Bangladeshi origin in Trieste who has asked for help from the police after having reported being threatened by her own family for being opposed to an arranged marriage. The girl reportedly received a terrible ultimatum from her parents: Accept the marriage decided for her or be taken back to Bangladesh and killed. Frightened, she left the residence together with her younger sister and contacted law enforcement. The two were contacted by officers and accompanied to a protective facility. Now begins the investigation to verify in detail the reported threats and to reconstruct the details of the matter.

Nicole Matteoni, deputy (of Parliament) and provincial secretary of the Fratelli d'Italia (party) in Trieste. "The dramatic story of the young Bangladeshi girl in Trieste who fled an arranged marriage and the threat of death from the family with her younger sister is a serious matter. The girl has suffered intolerable pressures and the threat of being taken back to Bangladesh and killed". For Matteoni, this raises a question that goes beyond this single case. "The liberty to choose one's own life is a sovereign and non-negotiable principle of our civilization. Whoever lives in Italy has to respect the laws and the founding values. We will not tolerate abuse, segregation, or violence driven by fanaticism."

The deputy, therefore, assures that Fratelli d'Italia will continue to fight "with firmness, to oppose oppression and defend those who choose freedom".