Người di cư ở Ceuta kiên trì hy vọng được ở lại Tây Ban Nha giữa khủng hoảng

CEUTA, Spain — Dikra, a 20-year-old Moroccan migrant, had spent five days in Ceuta as of Sunday after swimming to Spanish territory with her younger sister and cousin. Since arriving, all her meals have come from local residents, and she is uncertain when she will eat again. Despite the hardships, Dikra is determined to remain. She requested her surname be withheld for security reasons, stating clearly, “I want to stay. I want to go to Spain.”

By Sunday afternoon, Dikra was among the last migrants still in the city following the return of thousands of the estimated 60,000 migrants who crossed the border from Morocco on Thursday and Friday. The crossing resulted in at least 72 deaths and sparked a humanitarian crisis, reigniting debates on immigration policies across Europe and beyond.

In Tangier, Dikra shared that she previously worked as a cleaner but left with her sister and cousin partly to escape their alcoholic father. She hopes to use her hairdressing diploma obtained in mainland Spain to build a new future.