Overview

• Government delegate Anselmo Petana signed the move with a favorable report from the Public Prosecutor, marking the first transfer approved after the migration contingency was declared.
• The case involves a 17-year-old Moroccan who arrived in Lanzarote on September 10, and the Canary Islands government now has five days to coordinate his travel to the assigned region, which will assume guardianship until he turns 18.
• The reform of the immigration law created an express procedure requiring new unaccompanied minors arriving to the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla to be reallocated to another region within 15 days.
• Canary Islands spokesperson Alfonso Cabello accused the central government of failing to comply with Supreme Court measures and demanded verifiable timetables that ensure transfers occur within the 15-day window.
• Regional figures highlight ongoing strain, with 1,348 asylum applicants on the islands, only 128 transferred to mainland Spain, 124 people waiting in the Canarias 50 facility, 4,780 unaccompanied minors under guardianship, and 402 SAPI files pending.