More than 12,000 irregular migrants are still present on the streets of Ceuta.

Omissions

• Estimates of how many migrants remained in Ceuta diverged sharply: the Interior Ministry cited around 5,000 (Euronews, 2026-08-13), while Antena3 reported on 2026-09-04 that estimates ranged 'between 5,000 and more than 15,000', so the exact total is disputed and the upper end of the range could approach the claimed figure.
• The claim conflates migrants present in the city (including those in reception facilities) with those literally sleeping in the streets; the government estimated only 700-1,000 migrant minors were still on the streets by mid-September 2026 (El Periódico, 2026-09-16).
• The El Periódico source is dated 2026-09-16, one day after the session date, though it describes the situation around the session period.
• The speaker belongs to the opposition Partido Popular, whose narrative frames the situation in Ceuta as a failure of the Sánchez government, providing an incentive to cite the highest available estimate.

Sources

• SecondaryEuronews (es) — citing Spain's Interior MinistryInterior ha elevado a 1.898 el número de menores migrantes identificados y ha cifrado en unas 5.000 las personas extranjeras que permanecen en Ceuta.
• SecondaryAntena3 — Espejo PúblicoLa incógnita de los migrantes que quedan en Ceuta: las cifras oscilan entre 5.000 y más de 15.000.
• SecondaryEl PeriódicoEntre 700 y 1.000 menores migrantes siguen en las calles de Ceuta, según las estimaciones del Gobierno. Una cifra que se suma a los 2.048...
• SecondaryEl PaísEl Gobierno ha anunciado este domingo que más de 5.300 migrantes han regresado en los últimos días a Marruecos.