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Spain to Transfer 27 Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors From Canary Islands This Week

The move follows a Supreme Court order requiring the state to assume care of roughly 1,000 asylum-seeking minors.

Overview

  • Transfers will occur in three groups, with 135 state reception places available between now and early November.
  • The Canary government says it will send 350 completed case files imminently after state complaints about missing documentation.
  • Canary officials say prosecutors’ participation in interviews is slowing procedures and request state-run facilities on the islands for youths claiming local ties.
  • To date, 191 minors have been moved to the peninsula while 899 remain under Canary care and 187 await entry to the state protection system.
  • Madrid reports 25–30% dossier irregularities and confirms it has begun receiving minors under the broader contingency plan, taking 13 so far as its legal challenges continue.