Spanish newspaper La Razón reported on Aug. 9 that Pedro Sánchez's government ignored detailed CNI intelligence warnings about a migration surge into Ceuta. The newspaper stated in an editorial that the National Intelligence Center provided sufficient advance notice and comprehensive data regarding the threat to Spanish sovereignty before ministers failed to act.
According to the editorial, the Ministry of the Interior responded by denying the evidence of the incoming wave. The ministry presented information services, including those of the Joint Defence Staff, as blind and clumsy along one of Spain's most strategic and dangerous borders.
Intelligence professionals at the National Intelligence Center reacted with disbelief and sadness after being used in political maneuvers by La Moncloa, the editorial stated. La Razón argued that the prime minister's office failed to coordinate the three key departments responsible for national security: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of the Interior.
Ministry leadership and legal rulings
The editorial highlighted Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska as one of the most questioned officials in the administration. La Razón noted that Grande-Marlaska, a former notable judge, has received three Supreme Court convictions for arbitrary exercise of power that harmed state servants.
La Razón criticized the administration of Pedro Sánchez for using propaganda and distracting the public to hide political errors. The newspaper stated that pretending Spanish forces lacked ground intelligence in the Strait of Gibraltar area makes no sense when Morocco openly claims Ceuta, Melilla, and the Canary Islands as territorial targets.
Unaccompanied minors and repatriation data
The editorial stated that government messaging regarding unaccompanied migrant minors in Ceuta was designed to entangle political opposition and mislead citizens. La Razón reported that focusing only on distributing recent arrivals in Ceuta overlooks the long-term reality of migration from Morocco.
Citing the latest figures from the Prosecutor's Office, La Razón reported that 30,000 Moroccan children and adolescents arrived in Spain between 2015 and 2024. The newspaper noted that the executive in Rabat has not accepted back a single minor during that period, adding that social and child protection services in Morocco are in need of improvement.
The publication concluded that clumsiness, cover-ups, dissimulation, and incoherence best describe the political actions of the Sánchez administration.
