Overview

• The Constitutional Court has formally admitted Madrid's challenge to the March 18 Royal Decree-Law mandating the redistribution of 4,400 unaccompanied migrant minors across Spanish regions.
• Aragón and Extremadura have also filed constitutional appeals, arguing the decree infringes on their exclusive powers and disrupts regional autonomy and solidarity principles.
• Madrid claims the law violates constitutional articles protecting minors' rights to free movement and residence, as well as regional autonomy over social services.
• Critics argue the decree improperly uses a Royal Decree-Law to regulate fundamental rights, which they contend should require an organic law with broader consensus.
• Opposition leaders allege the redistribution criteria were politically motivated to secure parliamentary support from Junts for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.