SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 8 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Minister of Social Welfare for the Canary Islands Government, Candelaria Delgado, stated on Tuesday that the Executive will comply with the ruling issued by the Constitutional Court, which affirms the precautionary suspension of the regional protocol concerning unaccompanied migrant minors.
“The court’s ruling did not come as a surprise, as it is part of an extensive legal debate that will unfold over time,” she remarked during an address to the Parliamentary Plenary Session.
Delgado indicated that the protocol is merely a “copy and paste” of the obligatory framework protocol and emphasized that her Government will continue to “urge” the State to uphold the Constitution and ensure interterritorial solidarity.
However, she clarified that “currently foreign minors are being received more effectively than in the past.” From her meeting last week with the Senior Prosecutor for the Canary Islands, María Farnés Martínez, and the juvenile prosecutor, she underscored that the support provided was “very optimal,” albeit with some “minor dysfunctions,” despite the “pressure” on the archipelago, which is currently responsible for about 5,300 minors under guardianship.
“Indeed, we are the first to report to the Prosecutor’s Office in instances of potential abuse, with the four cases that the Prosecutor’s Office has taken on being referred by the General Directorate of Children and Family,” she remarked.
Delgado also reiterated that “no child, youth, or young girl has ceased to receive care” from the protection services, as this is one of the Government’s “primary concerns,” which has “prioritised agendas” to address an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis.”
