西班牙王室夫妇预计于周二10月13日抵达塞乌塔，因为这个北非飞地仍在从前所未有的移民危机中恢复。7月30日和31日，超过7万人从摩洛哥越过边境，这一数字接近该市总人口8万人的规模。
Spain's royal couple are expected in Ceuta on Tuesday, 13 October, as the North African enclave continues to recover from an unprecedented migration crisis. On 30 and 31 July, more than 70,000 people crossed the border from Morocco, a figure approaching the city's entire population of 80,000.
大多数人在几小时内返回，但数千人在临时营地和紧急避难所中滞留了数周。周日，超过350名警察和士兵参与了清理埃尔瓜诺最后一个主要非正式定居点的行动，将其居民转移到接待中心。
Most returned within hours, but thousands remained in makeshift camps and emergency shelters for weeks. On Sunday, more than 350 police officers and soldiers took part in an operation to clear the last major informal settlement at El Guano, transferring its residents to reception centres.
这场危机暴露了塞乌塔的深刻分歧，穆斯林占该地区人口的约40%。虽然一些居民呼吁加强边境管控，但其他人则批评对移民的敌意。在以穆斯林为主的埃尔普林西佩社区，当地居民收留了妇女和儿童，而社区代表艾哈迈德·恩费德-达尔谴责了对避难所的袭击以及阻碍红十字会食品送达的企图。
The crisis has exposed deep divisions in Ceuta, where Muslims make up around 40% of the population. While some residents have called for tighter border controls, others have criticised hostility towards migrants. In the predominantly Muslim neighbourhood of El Príncipe, locals sheltered women and children, while community representative Ahmed Enfed-Dal condemned attacks on shelters and attempts to obstruct Red Cross food deliveries.
王室夫妇预计将在前往梅利利亚之前会见当地官员和民间社会代表。他们自2007年以来首次访问这两个飞地，正值西班牙11月29日大选之前，移民问题成为主要政治议题。摩洛哥的领土主张为此次访问增添了进一步的外交维度。
The royal couple are expected to meet local officials and civil society representatives before travelling to Melilla on Wednesday. Their first visit to the two enclaves since 2007 comes ahead of Spain's 29 November general election, with migration a major political issue. Morocco's territorial claims add a further diplomatic dimension to the trip.