WorldItaly suspends Schengen travel with Spain over Ceuta migration crisis

Around 60,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta over the past two days, prompting Italy to suspend its open-travel Schengen agreement with Spain and close air and sea borders. France has also tightened border controls along its frontier with Spain. Visiting the area, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said people traffickers were exploiting a recent Supreme Court ruling that prevents migrants arriving by sea from being returned immediately. Most of the latest arrivals came by land, while at least 57 people died. The account presents the border measures as a response to the sudden migration pressure.