In one day, around 49,000 migrants breached into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, located on the African coast of the Strait of Gibraltar and bordering Morocco, Reuters reported on Friday, July 31, citing the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. **Italy Threatens to Suspend Schengen Agreement with Spain** "The footage coming from Ceuta is shocking and once again demonstrates that uncontrolled illegal immigration poses a real threat to the security of European borders," commented Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on social media platform X regarding the breach of illegal migrants into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta. On the evening of Thursday, July 30, she stated that she discussed this situation with Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. According to her, Rome is ready to take measures "to protect borders and the safety of citizens," including the "suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain" after convening the relevant authorities. "On the issue of illegal immigration, we will not retreat even a millimeter: border protection, curbing the activities of human traffickers, and ensuring the return of migrants to their countries will remain priorities for this government," Meloni added. She was supported by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani: "I support closing the Schengen area with Spain and fully trust the work of Minister Piantedosi. Illegal and uncontrolled immigration poses a threat to national security." He also reminded of the recent decision by the Spanish government to massively legalize migrants who are illegally in the country: "The footage coming from Ceuta demonstrates that the Madrid government's decision to grant Spanish, and thus European, citizenship to more than 500,000 illegal immigrants is deeply misguided." **Spain Displeased with Italy's Reaction** The head of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the left-wing government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, José Manuel Albares, reacted critically to the words of his Italian counterpart. He reposted Tajani's message on X with the caption: "Such a statement is unworthy of the foreign minister of a partner and friend country, from which we expect European solidarity, not party demagoguery. I have summoned the Italian ambassador for tomorrow." The leader of the opposition Spanish conservative People's Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, called the situation in Ceuta a "crisis in national security." The chairman of the far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, personally accused Prime Minister Sánchez of the influx of migrants into Ceuta. The Prime Minister himself stated that his cabinet "mobilized all necessary resources" to "immediately respond to the situation in Ceuta." He also traveled to the exclave bordering Morocco. The country's Ministry of the Interior announced the deployment of military personnel "to maintain security" in the city. **Breach of Illegal Migrants into Ceuta** A "humanitarian and social emergency situation" is unfolding in the exclave, stated the head of the autonomous city, Juan Jesús Vivas, on July 30. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, at least 18 people have died trying to reach Spanish territory by swimming. The AFP agency notes that the current influx of migrants into Ceuta is the largest since 2021, when more than 10,000 illegal immigrants attempted to enter. The route through the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla is one of the main ways for Africans to migrate to Western Europe. For many migrants, Morocco serves as a transit country on their way to Europe, reports "Deutsche Welle."