Most of the migrants are from Morocco and 4,000 have been returned so far
A man is held by soldiers of the Spanish Army at the border of Morocco and Spain at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. A record 6,000 migrants entered Ceuta illegally on Monday, 1,500 of whom were minors. AP Photo
A Spanish soldier helps a migrant as troops are deployed along the coast in Ceuta. EPA
Migrants manage to grab onto a boat of the Moroccan authorities near the coast of Fnideq in an attempt to cross over to Ceuta. EPA
A Spanish Civil Guard holds onto a migrant who swam onto the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. AFP