Spain deports migrants from Ceuta

People deported, per NGOs

16 people

Spain says it deported migrants whose asylum claims were rejected, and that Morocco agreed to take them. Aid groups say 16 people were sent back.

Since the July crossing

8 000 still in Ceuta 80 000 crossed in 48 hours

It is the first such deportation since about 80,000 people crossed from Morocco in July. At least 100 died, and about 8,000 migrants remain.

Amnesty International says the deportees' rights are at risk. Madrid says the EU considers Morocco safe and that safeguards were applied.