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CORRECTS FAMILY NAME TO NDIAYE - Salamba Ndiaye, a 28-year-old who tried to migrate to Europe twice, is photographed at the beach in Thiaroye-Sur-Mer, Senegal, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Ndiaye is one of thousands of young Senegalese who try to flee poverty and the lack of job opportunities in the West African country each year to head to Spain. More than 22,300 people have landed on the Canary Islands from January to mid-August this year, (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

CORRECTS FAMILY NAME TO NDIAYE - Salamba Ndiaye, a 28-year-old who tried to migrate to Europe twice, is photographed at the beach in Thiaroye-Sur-Mer, Senegal, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Ndiaye is one of thousands of young Senegalese who try to flee poverty and the lack of job opportunities in the West African country each year to head to Spain. More than 22,300 people have landed on the Canary Islands from January to mid-August this year, (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

FILE - Children play on fishing boats known as "pirogues" in Dakar, Senegal, June 24, 2023. Large pirogues are used in migrant crossings from Senegal to Spain. (AP Photo/Zane Irwin, File)

FILE - Children play on fishing boats known as "pirogues" in Dakar, Senegal, June 24, 2023. Large pirogues are used in migrant crossings from Senegal to Spain. (AP Photo/Zane Irwin, File)