Overview

• Spain will begin relocating eight unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors from the Canary Islands to mainland centers on Monday, with plans to transfer 15 children per week thereafter.
• A Supreme Court ruling issued four months ago forced the State to assume responsibility for over 1,000 asylum-seeking minors in the Canary Islands following repeated delays by the Migration Ministry.
• The Generalitat Valenciana has filed a contentious-administrative appeal at the Supreme Court against Royal Decree 658/2025, which assigns 571 minors to its territory under a decree it deems unilateral and underfunded.
• Valencia’s child protection system is operating at 160% capacity and local authorities say there are no available facilities or staff to host additional minors.
• The central government has earmarked €7.4 million for the first three months of transfers—equivalent to €34 per child per day—compared with the €218 per-day cost per person in the Valencian system.