Dramatic Footage: Spanish Police Block Illegal Immigrants by Severing Their Boat in Half

Conservative News DailyAugust 29, 2024

A recent incident involving Spanish national police has sparked significant discussion online. Authorities intercepted a migrant ⁣boat attempting to reach Spanish territory off the coast of Melilla, a small Spanish⁤ enclave in North Africa. In an attempt‍ to stop the vessel, a police boat collided with it, severing the ⁢migrant‍ dinghy in half. Fortunately, all four occupants‌ of the migrant boat were rescued, with only one requiring brief hospitalization.

The event has elicited a ‍wide range of reactions. Some praised the police for their harsh measures to prevent illegal immigration, while others condemned the extreme nature of the response. Notably, a spokesperson from Spain’s left-wing coalition government called the incident “an intolerable human disaster.” Critics, including human rights advocates, labeled the police’s ⁣actions as overly aggressive, emphasizing the dangerous implications of such encounters.

The Moroccan‌ Association for Human Rights has⁣ also voiced concern over the incident, and Moroccan⁢ authorities are reportedly investigating the matter. This incident highlights ongoing tensions surrounding migration ‍between Africa and Europe, especially in regions where migrant crossings are frequent.

It’s a video making waves across social media.

Spanish national police on Sunday intercepted a boat carrying migrants attempting to illegally reach Spanish territory in North Africa, actually severing the migrant vessel in a collision, the U.K. Telegraph reported Wednesday.

And while there were, unbelievably, no serious injuries, the images have caused a storm in cyberspace.

Watch: Migrant dinghy crushed by Spanish police boat

The Guardia Civil can be seen chasing the speedboat and trying to block the path when it severs it in half

Read more https://t.co/5Pi2OAXQEv pic.twitter.com/DbFgnp4Wp1

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 28, 2024

According to The Telegraph, the Spanish boat was part of the country’s Guardia Civil, patrolling the coast off Melilla, a small Spanish enclave bordering Morocco in North Africa.

It was chasing a boat carrying four passengers and attempting to stop it from reaching ground when the collision occurred.

According to The Telegraph, those on board the migrant vessel were rescued immediately. Only one required brief hospitalization.

A spokesman for a party in Spain’s left-wing coalition government called the incident an “intolerable human disaster.”

Reactions to the video ranged from congratulating the authorities for the undeniably harsh measure to criticizing the extremity of the move.

“That’s how you stop illegal immigrants from illegally crossing into your country,” declared a social media post published by Turning Point UK, a British offshoot of the conservative American group Turning Point USA.

Spanish boat police take out a migrant dinghy.

That’s how you stop illegal migrants from illegally crossing into your country. pic.twitter.com/cICaO6WWRf

— Turning Point UK (@TPointUK) August 28, 2024

“Everyone has had enough,” wrote Tommy Robinson, a British conservative political activist.

Spanish police boat chases down and runs over migrant dinghy sending occupants flying.

Everyone has had enough. pic.twitter.com/CSPsZbby7b

— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) August 29, 2024

The migrants’ boat appeared to have originated in Morocco.

According to the left-wing British publication The Guardian, the Moroccan Association for Human Rights “violent and dangerous.”

And Kenneth Roth, a former executive director of the group Human Rights Watch, used a social media post to call the police action “dangerously aggressive.”

A video “appeared to show a Spanish police boat briefly mounting a small dinghy carrying people towards the coast of Spain” — a dangerously aggressive move to stop migrants. https://t.co/UXGtxhlJN0

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) August 27, 2024

Moroccan authorities have said they are investigating the encounter, according to The Telegraph.

Spain has apparently decided there is no need to, the publication reported.

“Spain’s two enclaves on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, the only land borders of the European Union with Africa,” The Telegraph noted. “The enclaves sporadically experience waves of attempted crossings by migrants trying to reach Europe.”