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Spain to Approve Capacity Decree as Transfers of Unaccompanied Minors Begin Thursday

The measure unlocks relocations once a territory surpasses triple its ordinary capacity.

Rescate de una embarcación el 2 de enero de 2024 en el muelle de Arguineguín, Gran Canaria
Un grupo de menores rescatados por Salvamento Marítimo en alta mar
La presidenta balear, Marga Prohens

Overview

  • The cabinet is set to pass the Royal Decree on Tuesday, enabling transfers from overcapacity territories to the Peninsula starting 28 August after publication in the official gazette.
  • Government estimates allow for up to 3,975 relocations over the next year, a figure likely to drop after excluding roughly 1,200 minors granted asylum who are handled separately by the State.
  • The framework designates Canarias, Ceuta and Melilla as eligible for extraordinary contingency based on the new threshold, with child-protection safeguards that include individual interviews and professional accompaniment during transport.
  • Funding includes €100 million for regions, with the State covering all transfer costs and at least the first three months of reception, plus compensation for territories operating above ordinary capacity.
  • Canarias reports 5,017 minors in 85 centers and 106 new arrivals in a single day as its president urges a national emergency, while Baleares rejects its quota of 49, prepares a Supreme Court request to suspend the distribution, and cites 680 minors for 56 authorized places.