New files show Spain knew about border crisis before it happened

Spanish intelligence warned of a massive wave of people crossing into Ceuta, but the event still caught officials off guard.

Newly released documents show that Spain’s intelligence agency knew a major border crisis was coming. They had warned the government that a large group of people was planning to storm the border in Ceuta. Ceuta is a small Spanish city located on the northern coast of Africa. Because it is Spanish land, it is a common place for people to try and enter Europe. Even with these warnings, the surge happened anyway. Thousands of people crossed the border in a very short amount of time. This led to a major political mess between Spain and Morocco. For a long time, the government did not talk abou…