Overview

• Madrid reports attending 1,331 unaccompanied minors from January through July, already 55% of last year’s total.
• The region counts 459 reception places across Hortaleza, Casa de Campo and La Cantueña, with expansion works under way and no full closures reported.
• The royal decree sets an ordinary capacity target of 2,325 places for Madrid and allocates €15.8 million for the assigned 647 transfers, with the state to cover at least the first three months of reception costs.
• Regional leaders cite past burdens—2,442 minors in 2024 costing €60 million against €1.6 million received from the central government—to argue current funding is insufficient.
• Political tensions intensify as Madrid and other PP-led regions pursue legal appeals, while PSOE’s Óscar López accuses Isabel Díaz Ayuso of racism and the regional government fires back.