The Balearic Government has formally opposed the central administration’s decision to transfer the first two unaccompanied foreign minors to the islands as part of the national redistribution plan.

The regional Department of Families warns that the Balearic child protection system is critically overstretched, hosting more than 700 minors, over 1,000% above capacity. Currently, two out of three children under state care in the archipelago are migrants, making it increasingly difficult to guarantee adequate attention and protection.

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Balearic Government Challenges Transfer of Unaccompanied Minors Ordered by the State

In its appeal, the Government argues that the procedure breaches Royal Decree 658/2025, as the required steps of the Sectoral Conference on Childhood and Adolescence have not been completed, essential documentation on the minors is missing, and protection and repatriation protocols have not been guaranteed. It also stresses that taking on new transfers is materially unfeasible given the system’s saturation.

The Balearic Executive recalls that it has already filed legal appeals against other state decrees regulating the reception of migrant minors. It maintains its commitment to safeguarding children but insists that the response to the migration emergency must be fair, balanced, and respectful of each territory’s real capacity, urging the central government to assume its responsibilities and provide effective solutions.