On August 7, local time, the Spanish government announced that it will carry out border checks on air and sea passengers from Italy, which will officially take effect at 00:00 on the 8th and continue until September 7. The Spanish government said that the relevant measures mainly include verifying the identity and nationality of travelers; it will also check visas or residence permits for non-EU citizens. Earlier in the day, the Spanish government asked Italy to cancel targeted border checks by August 9, otherwise it would take “equal and proportionate” response measures. The Italian government later stated that due to national security and border control needs, Italy will not rescind the decision to suspend the application of the Schengen Agreement for citizens of third countries entering through Spain, and the relevant measures will continue until at least August 15. As a large number of illegal immigrants had previously entered Ceuta from Morocco, Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the evening of July 31 that the Italian government decided to suspend the free passage mechanism with Spain and resume border checks. In response, the Spanish government stated in a statement that people who have recently illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta are unable to freely enter the Schengen area because Ceuta has a special system, and they still need to be inspected by the police when visiting mainland Spain. Currently, almost all illegal immigrants who have entered Ceuta have returned to Morocco. Ceuta is located in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast near the Strait of Gibraltar, and is bordered by Morocco. Recently, a large number of illegal immigrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, triggering Spain's worst border immigration crisis in recent years.

On August 7, local time, the Spanish government announced that it will carry out border checks on air and sea passengers from Italy, which will officially take effect at 00:00 on the 8th and continue until September 7. The Spanish government said that the relevant measures mainly include verifying the identity and nationality of travelers; it will also check visas or residence permits for non-EU citizens. Earlier in the day, the Spanish government asked Italy to cancel targeted border checks by August 9, otherwise it would take “equal and proportionate” response measures. The Italian government later stated that due to national security and border control needs, Italy will not rescind the decision to suspend the application of the Schengen Agreement for citizens of third countries entering through Spain, and the relevant measures will continue until at least August 15. As a large number of illegal immigrants had previously entered Ceuta from Morocco, Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the evening of July 31 that the Italian government decided to suspend the free passage mechanism with Spain and resume border checks. In response, the Spanish government stated in a statement that people who have recently illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta cannot freely enter the Schengen area because Ceuta has a special system and they still have to be checked by the police when visiting mainland Spain. Currently, almost all illegal immigrants who have entered Ceuta have returned to Morocco. Ceuta is located in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast near the Strait of Gibraltar, and is bordered by Morocco. Recently, a large number of illegal immigrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, triggering Spain's worst border immigration crisis in recent years.