Pushback Tragedy on Spanish Borders Posted on May 26, 2021August 3, 2021 by Caritas As migrants continue to reach Ceuta, Spanish pushback hardensMadrid ups border security in the North African enclave, returns thousands to Morocco, and fires tear gas into the buffer zone. In a bid to prevent more people’s arrival in Ceuta, Spain has upped security along its shared border with Morocco, fired tear gas into the buffer zone between the countries, and returned people who have managed to cross into its enclave in North Africa.