Lower thirds:

0:03  Report by / Jan-Philipp Scholz & Nicholas Welsh
0:17  Omar / Marrocan migrant
1:41  Omar / Marrocan migrant

Script:

00:01
Omar is 15 years old. 

Several days ago, he was one of tens of thousands of people who attempted to cross the border between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. 

00:13
He has come alone. 

00:16
+++Omar SOT+++ENGL
Here I came, I slept the first night at the street, wake up every 2 hours, people running saying 'police police', that was literally,.. that was so bad. 

00:29
+++Omar SOT (B-roll overlay)+++ENGL
I've seen a lot of the minors and older people all whack back to morrocco just becuase the police was like, 'go'.

00:39
+++Omar SOT+++ENGL
If you dont have money, life for minors in Morocco is very difficult. Even for older peiople, just to get work, its so hard. 

00:50
But after several days in Ceuta, the hopes and expectations that drove him to cross the border have met with a harsh reality. 

01:00
+++Omar SOT+++ENGL
For the minors, they say that Spain gives minors everything, but when you get here, theres nothing. No centres, no food, no support, no anything. They will hit you and get you back to your country. 

01:14
We accompany Omar as he seeks shelter at several of the centres for minors in town. At one, there is no answer. 

01:25
At another, staff say they will not speak to him. 

01:31
Trapped in limbo, Omar is still searching for a way to reach the Spanish mainland.  

01:37
He says that there are smugglers in Ceuta who offer to take migrants by boat. But its expensive - and risky. 

01:46
+++Omar SOT+++ENGL
They say 'pay me this and this' I will take you with me to the boat, I will get you there and you will give me the money. And literally you need to pay a lot of money. And plus, theyre not even trusted, like you need to pay them the money and then they can take you. What if they just push you in the water? What if they just left you there? What are you going to do there? 

02:08
With no support here in Ceuta, his options are limited. But Omar is still determined.

02:16
+++Omar SOT (+partial B-roll overlay) +++ENGL
You cant swim from here to Tarifa or the mainland for sure. You can ask, there's nice people that'll take you with them, or maybe theres other options, I dont know Im still searching though. But as soon as I find any option that will take me, I will go right away.