The Minister of Social Affairs, Youth, and Families for the Community of Madrid, Ana Dávila, stated this Friday that the region will not hesitate to go to court if the Government of Pedro Sánchez persists in imposing new transfers of unaccompanied migrant minors. Dávila considers these relocations to be "forced and illegal."
This warning comes amid high tensions between the two administrations, a situation exacerbated by the absence of several Popular Party-governed communities from the Sectoral Conference on Childhood and Adolescence. The minister made these statements after a visit to the Solimar Residence in Carabanchel.
“"The Government plays with vulnerable people and treats migrant minors as if they were packages."
Dávila recalled that the Community of Madrid previously challenged a state royal decree on this matter and assured that it would take legal action again if a policy that, in her opinion, is contrary to law and detrimental to minors is maintained. She rejected the relocation model proposed by the central Executive, reiterating that Madrid will oppose any transfer lacking adequate legal support.
Regarding the region's absence from the Sectoral Conference, Dávila justified the stance, shared with other PP autonomies, arguing that the call was "illegal" because the agenda had not been previously agreed upon in the corresponding commission, as required by current regulations.
The minister described the Government's migration policy as "reckless" and "absolutely inhumane," directly linking it to deaths at sea. With this argument, she insisted that the regional Executive would use all possible means to stop decisions it considers arbitrary or outside the legal framework. Furthermore, Dávila denounced that minors are being transferred "randomly" and even "against their will," and criticized the exclusion of the Basque Country and Catalonia from the distribution, despite the possibility that some minors might have relatives there.
