Overview

• On July 24 the Supreme Court denied the State Attorney’s request to open an execution incident aimed at postponing its earlier ruling on asylum procedures for unaccompanied minors in the Canary Islands.
• The court reaffirmed its June 4 order that the central government must equip administrative offices within 30 days to ensure timely handling of protection requests.
• Justices emphasized that no more than six days may elapse between a minor’s declaration of asylum intent and the formal submission of their application.
• The ruling dismissed claims that coordination challenges with regional authorities or guardianship consent justify any delay in processing.
• Failure to comply with the binding measures continues to carry the prospect of fines, criminal liability and mandatory biweekly progress reports.