El Trampolín beach was again filled this Friday afternoon with migrants a few hours after the Police allowed cleaning and disinfection tasks to be completed. Hundreds of people again spread out across the sandy area and some began to rebuild the makeshift tents and shelters removed during the operation.
Early in the morning, agents of the National Police and the Civil Guard gathered about 500 young people, mostly Maghrebians, between one of the breakwaters and the wall of the desalination plant. The measure allowed workers, escorted by security forces, to sweep and disinfect an area that had become the main settlement of the migratory crisis in recent days.
The truce was short-lived. When the work concluded and a good part of the police deployment withdrew, the migrants again spread out across the entire beach. Some carried prepared tents and others collected cardboard, tarpaulins, and materials from the surroundings to erect new shelters.
During the morning, people also arrived from other parts of Ceuta and sub-Saharan migrants housed in temporary resources. Several returned to collect food, wash themselves, or retrieve their belongings. Police sources also indicate that some believe that remaining in El Trampolín may later facilitate their access to a place in reception centers.
The scene repeats what happened after Thursday's eviction. More than 1,200 people were transferred to Loma Margarita and the Loma Colmenar Embolsamiento, but hundreds returned during the afternoon and night. Their presence initially forced the suspension of cleaning as workers lacked sufficient police protection.
No other place to sleep
Spokespersons for the Elín association have warned that migrants will remain in El Trampolín as long as they lack an alternative place to spend the night. Among young Maghrebians, fear has also spread that entering the camps set up by the Government could become a preliminary step to their return to Morocco.
Authorities and organizations working within the resources have explained that the stay is voluntary and that its occupants can leave. Distrust persists especially in Loma Colmenar due to its proximity to the Tarajal border, while individual identification, asylum, and return procedures continue.
The first two spaces enabled by the Executive initially have about 1,800 places. The central administration and the Autonomous City are preparing new locations in La Hípica, the Montesa football field, and the esplanade of the old guano factory, although it has not yet been communicated what will happen to those who remain in El Trampolín.
The cleanup finished before noon. When the agents withdrew, the first tents had already been re-erected on the sand.
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