Migrants Evicted From Spanish Island

In a joint operation between Spain and Morocco, migrants were removed from a Spanish island off the Moroccan coast.

Over the last few days, nearly one hundred people had swam from Morocco to the island.

Spain had provided food, water, and blankets but could not allow them a permanent place.

A few of the people were taken to Melilla, Spain for medical reasons, but the majority were taken back to Morocco and then deported.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo blamed the arrival of the people on human traffickers.

Security at Melilla and Ceuta, both of which are on the African coast but part of Spain, has been increased to keep more illegals from wandering in.