Morocco border clampdown thwarts Europe-bound migrants In 2019, 74,000 attempts of irregular immigration from Morocco to Spain were intercepted by Moroccan law enforcement, according to Khalid Zerouali, in charge of migration and border monitoring at the interior ministry. In recent months, Moroccan authorities have stemmed the flow of migrants into Europe. According to the Spanish interior ministry, nearly 28,000 migrants entered Spain in 2019 by land and sea routes, down 50 percent from 2018. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES