Yousef shrugged his shoulders when asked why he had joined a wave of 8,000 fellow Moroccans who clambered or swam ashore to illegally enter Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta. Maybe to get some work,” he told The Times as he headed back home via a border crossing among a trickle of returnees. SponsoredThe 16-year-old, from a nearby town, had set off after hearing on social media that Moroccan police would not prevent people from trying to reach the Spanish territory. He and a group of friends entered twice in two days after being ejected once by Spanish soldiers. They slept rough for a night on the streets, were given food and clothes by locals, had a

Source: The Times May 19, 2021 16:12 UTC