Pedro Sánchez calls some EU nations' reactions to migrant influx "selfish, polarizing and unlawful"

After a huge influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, the U.S. State Department told Americans to consider whether travel there was necessary, citing safety concerns. Spain’s interior ministry said up to sixty thousand people had arrived over several days, though most later returned, and that sixty-seven died at sea or near the coastal barrier. Italy briefly restored border controls with Spain, and Finland and Denmark backed calls for a possible suspension of Spain’s Schengen membership. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accused some EU countries’ reactions of being driven by bias, false information, ignorance, or political advantage. The EU Commission president credited Spanish and Moroccan authorities with preventing anyone from reaching mainland Europe. The crisis stirred diplomatic tensions and U.S. political warnings.