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Madrid Migrant Youth Centers Overflow as Government Prepares First Transfers, Police Probe Attack

An attack on youths near Hortaleza highlights the strain surrounding delayed redistribution efforts.

Overview

  • Madrid reports 130%–150% occupancy in reception centers for unaccompanied minors, citing weeks of worsening crowding.
  • The government’s redistribution decrees set regional capacities and funding, assigning Madrid 647 placements and €15.8 million.
  • An extraordinary €100 million fund covers initial maintenance for three months while longer-term financing remains unresolved.
  • The youth ministry is planning to move a handful of children from the Canary Islands in the coming days, with an interministerial oversight commission meeting on Tuesday.
  • Police arrested a 17-year-old from the Hortaleza center over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old, and authorities confirmed masked assailants later attacked several migrant minors nearby, injuring one.