# Spain imposes border checks on Italy in migrant dispute 2026-08-07T22:40:29+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Spain announced on Friday it will introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy, retaliating after Rome suspended the Schengen visa-free deal with Spain following a mass migrant rush into Ceuta in late July. Spain's interior ministry said the checks start at midnight on Saturday and last until September 7. Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected Spain's ultimatum to lift its own checks, saying it will not reconsider before August 15. Spain's foreign minister called the Italian move 'a torpedo fired at the hull of European unity'. Around 70,000 of the 72,000 people who entered Ceuta from Morocco have returned, but at least 80 deaths were confirmed by Spain, while Moroccan rights groups say the toll is at least 141. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - ndtv.com Tags: border checks, Ceuta, EU, Italy, migrant crisis, Spain Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/spain-imposes-border-checks-on-italy-as-migrant-row-escalates/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/spain-imposes-border-checks-on-italy-as-migrant-row-escalates/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.