On Tuesday, National Court Judge María Tardón requested that the Spanish government urgently declassify all reports from the National Intelligence Center (CNI) concerning the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta from Morocco, which took place on July 30 and 31, 2026. The magistrate set a maximum deadline of 15 calendar days for the submission of the documentation.
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In her request, Tardón asks for all notes and reports produced by the CNI and distributed to authorities from July 30, 2026, onwards, regarding investigations into the events. She also requests any documents pertaining to the actions taken by Moroccan authorities up to the present date.
Furthermore, the judge demands the disclosure of the list of authorities who received the declassified notes from July 27 and 30, as well as any subsequent communications. The requested documents include a note sent by the CNI to Moroccan intelligence services, along with any alerts regarding irregular migration from Morocco to Spain issued throughout the month of July.
In the magistrate’s view, this information is essential for clarifying the facts. The objective is to determine which authorities were aware—and from what point in time—of the planned mass entry scheduled for July 30, 2026, as well as what decisions were taken or, conversely, failed to be taken.
Tardón maintains that these documents will shed light on the actions taken by the authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco. The judicial request notes that the government had already declassified information regarding the migration crisis—including CNI notes and communications—on September 8; therefore, she argues that this new disclosure is entirely compatible with the requirements of state security and defense.
#Spain’s government will declassify around 40 intelligence and security documents related to the mass entry of migrants into #Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31, seeking to clarify what authorities knew ahead of the crisis and whether #Morocco played a role in the unprecedented… pic.twitter.com/fYfEDCzDd9
— Morocco World News (@MoroccoWNews) September 9, 2026
The judge argues that state security may have already been compromised in the context of the events under investigation: “Determining who was responsible for this attack on state security is the objective of the ongoing investigation,” the judicial document states.
In addition to the declassification of information, Judge Tardón has requested that the government urgently authorize CNI (National Intelligence Center) officials to provide testimony in court regarding the events in question. This measure is part of the judicial inquiry into the mass arrival of people in the autonomous city.
On July 30 and 31, more than 80,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco, either by swimming or on foot. While most subsequently returned to Moroccan territory, an indeterminate number of migrants—from both the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa—remained in the city.
Since then, Ceuta has been grappling with a socioeconomic crisis, marked by expressions of discontent toward the government regarding its handling of the emergency. The judicial investigation seeks to establish what information was available prior to the events and what responsibilities may have existed on both the Spanish and Moroccan sides.
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