Overview
- Regional minister Ana Dávila said complaints will be lodged once the juvenile prosecutor’s office confirms the person is over 18.
- The regional government reports 48 confirmed cases since 2024 and suspects additional frauds by people who left first‑reception centers before age tests were completed.
- Child‑protection centers are operating at roughly 130% capacity after assisting more than 1,600 unaccompanied youths so far this year, according to regional data.
- Madrid will also refer to the courts cases of alleged family abandonment and so‑called “erasmus” situations in which parents purportedly send minors to be supported by the administration.
- Officials highlight an average eight‑month backlog for radiological age assessments performed at Gregorio Marañón Hospital and continue legal appeals against the state’s redistribution policy, which they say includes transfers against some minors’ wishes.