The Spanish government delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, has pointed out that the islands do not meet the criteria set by Pedro Sánchez's administration for declaring a migration contingency, as they have not tripled their capacity to host migrant minors. Rodríguez noted that this declaration can be requested when the ordinary reception capacity is tripled, a situation that only affects the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla. In the case of the Balearic Islands, the capacity is 406 minors, the islands host 682, and there should be 1,218 to declare a migration contingency.

More than 260 migrants arrived on the coast of the Balearic Islands between Monday and Tuesday, a situation that prompted the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) to open Maritime Station No. 3 at the Port of Palma early in the morning to temporarily house vulnerable migrants before they are transferred to the mainland. The entity also granted the Spanish government delegation use of the tent next to the Botafoc maritime station in the port of Ibiza, and a space in the Casa del Mar building in the port of La Savina, Formentera. The objective is to "guarantee adequate care in humanitarian emergency situations," the APB stated, emphasizing that the opening of these spaces has not altered the operations of the three ports.