The ordinary capacity for hosting minor migrants in the Balearic Islands will grow to 434 places. This is evident from the draft royal decree that was to be presented to the autonomous communities this Wednesday during the Sectoral Conference on Childhood, but which was ultimately suspended due to a lack of quorum, as the majority of territories governed by the PP did not attend.

The ordinary reception capacity for migrant minors in the Balearic Islands will grow to 434 places. This is according to the draft of the royal decree that was to be transferred to the autonomous communities this Wednesday during the sectoral conference on Childhood, but which was ultimately suspended due to a lack of quorum, as most of the territories governed by the PP did not attend.

The institutions of the Islands are boasting about the facilities they have set up as emergency resources to accommodate the migrants who frequently arrive on the shores of Mallorca – such as the old barracks of They are allwhich already houses minors. While the Spanish government and executive branch celebrate the opening of this type of facility, Prosocial, an organization that fights to defend social rights, points out that the people arriving by boat to the Balearic Islands "are fleeing wars, persecution, and hunger," and therefore "must be offered the maximum protection." For this reason, the organization notes that during the presentation of the proposal to restrict access to Son Tous for young migrants, Vox argued that the facility would offer few amenities and would have a deterrent effect on others intending to migrate. The far-right's intentions raised alarm bells at Prosocial, which is demanding that the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS) close the center because, in its view, "Son Tous cannot be a place of isolation and marginalization; nor can the reception of minors be a form of punishment."

The organization Prosocial has expressed its concern about the controversy that arose this summer over the arrival of migrant children from the Canary Islands to the Balearic Islands, after the government and island councils refused to accept them. According to the organization, the debate has become a political confrontation centered on the number of children and young people to be cared for, without taking into account their "extremely vulnerable" situation.

The entities and professional associations that work with migrants in the Balearic Islands read a statement this Friday in which they express their concern about the institutional response to the irregular arrival of migrants by sea and the redistribution of unaccompanied foreign minors in Spain.

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía participated this Monday for the first time in the reception traditionally held by the King and Queen at the Marivent Palace in Palma. Queen Sofía also attended the reception, having traveled to Palma specifically to attend the event. However, a group of protesters also attended the event, gathering at the palace gates demanding its return to the town. The protesters displayed signs reading "Recuperem Marivent" and banners defending Catalan.

In front of the government's refusal to accept migrant minors Asylum seekers who are now in the Canary Islands, the Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo, has emphasized that the responsibilities of the administrations are "very defined" in the frameworks of their powers and has warned that "whoever decides to ignore them will have to assume their responsibilities."