Hundreds of migrants in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta gathered for a protest Sunday demanding they be granted asylum. They’re among the thousands who remain in Ceuta after more than 70,000 people crossed into the enclave in recent weeks seeking protections. Dozens died, mostly from drowning, in their attempt to reach the Spanish territory amid an intensifying crackdown along the border with Morocco. Many of those who stayed in Ceuta are now forced to sleep on the beach or in the city’s outskirts. This is a migrant from Morocco who swam to Ceuta.

Ayoub Elarroud: “We have problems and bad situations in our country. There are so many talents in our country that have been lost. … We are truly suffering. We are sleeping next to the sea, with cold, with bad smell. We are suffering a lot. The police doesn’t let us go downtown. They always kick us out, telling us to get the hell out of there.”