More than 140 people died and hundreds were victims of violence in Ceuta.

Omissions

• The official Spanish death toll was considerably lower than the claimed figure: RTVE reported 82 deaths in Spain and at least 14 in Morocco, and the BBC cited the Ceuta mayor-president putting the toll at about 100. The figure of 141 comes from the NGO Caminando Fronteras and counts both sides of the border, including 63 deaths in Morocco.
• The claim does not attribute the 'more than 140' figure to the NGO that produced it, presenting a contested estimate as fact.
• The 'hundreds of victims of violence' element is only loosely supported: sources report around 236 injured at the border, but no source found confirms 'hundreds' of victims of violence among Ceuta's resident population as such.
• The sources found are journalistic (secondary) reporting of the event; no primary official statistical publication was located, and the MEP cited no source.
• The event (July–August 2026) predates the session date of 15 September 2026, so the data was knowable at the time, but it is a fast-moving and politically contested count.

Sources

• SecondaryEl PaísLas ONG de Marruecos han elevado a 141 la cifra de muertos a ambos lados de la frontera de Ceuta durante la entrada irregular de miles de jóvenes.
• SecondaryEFELa ONG Caminando Fronteras cifra en 141 los muertos en la crisis de Ceuta, 63 de ellos en Marruecos.
• SecondaryRTVELa cifra de muertos en la crisis migratoria de Ceuta asciende a 82 en España y al menos 14 en el lado marroquí. Crisis en Ceuta: 82 muertos y 236 heridos en la frontera.
• SecondaryNPRThe death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede.
• SecondaryBBC NewsThe Spanish territory's mayor-president also says 100 deaths occurred as a result of 78,000 migrants crossing from neighbouring Morocco.