Overview

• Spain’s Supreme Court ordered the central government to assume responsibility for 827 unaccompanied minors and begin transfers from the Canary Islands to peninsular reception centers next Monday, starting with eight youths.
• Valencia’s Generalitat lodged a contentious-administrative appeal at the Supreme Court against Real Decreto 658/2025, calling its quota allocations “unilateral,” “not negotiated” and unjustified amid a 160%-capacity child protection system.
• Canary Islands authorities warned that state funding covers just three months and insisted on a permanent financing commitment alongside a dedicated contingency mechanism to handle future migrant surges.
• Madrid was excluded from the redistribution after its Creade reception center lost its license, yet it remains legally bound to provide care for asylum-seeking minors under Spain’s amended immigration law.
• Minister Elma Saiz affirmed that distribution will follow the principle of “solidaridad obligatoria,” with 1,200 state-run reception places and a €40 million budget ready to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.