This Tuesday, the Council of Ministers took the first step to send the new protocol for the reception of minors of the Government of the Canary Islands to the Constitutional Court. The Executive has agreed to send the Council of State an “urgent” opinion on the plan approved by the Canary Islands “in the face of a possible conflict of powers”, as announced by the government spokesperson, Pilar Alegría. The operation approved last week adds to the usual reception procedure a series of procedures that, in practice, can delay the attention of the children by the Regional Executive, responsible for migrant children and adolescents in a situation of helplessness.
The Government of the Canary Islands, made up of the Canarian Coalition and the Popular Party, announced this protocol last Thursday, which introduces a series of prerequisites for the entry of migrant minors into the regional reception system. Among these requirements are, for example, the individualized identification of minors, their registration in the Registry of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (RMENA) and the issuance of an administrative resolution from the State, all this before the children can access the services of the autonomous community.
According to the Canary Islands government, the aim of the plan is to avoid the disorder that has dominated the process so far and to guarantee the “necessary organization” of children for their “immediate attention”. However, the Ministry of Youth and Children has expressed concern about the possible consequences of this protocol and warns the Public Prosecutor’s Office that “with this measure, the Canary Islands are endangering the rights of children and adolescents in a situation of helplessness”. , according to sources from the Sira Rego Ministry.
