Minister Ángel Víctor Torres announced that the government has relocated nearly a thousand unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands thanks to the reform of Article 35 of the Foreigners Law. In a press conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Torres sharply criticized PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo for veering into racism and xenophobia. He warned that a potential repeal by the PP would threaten human rights.
On December 29, 2025, Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory Ángel Víctor Torres held a press conference at the Government Delegation in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where he outlined progress in migration management. According to Torres, the reform of Article 35 of the Foreigners Law, passed as a key parliamentary agreement, has enabled the relocation of unaccompanied migrant minors from communities declaring migration contingency, such as the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla.
By December 26, 1,241 files had been initiated in these three communities, leading to 810 final relocation resolutions that have moved 368 minors. Including asylum seekers already in other regions, the total reaches nearly a thousand in six months. Torres described this reform as "the milestone of the year, of the legislature, and of the last 30 years," but warned of its reversibility: "We have managed to amend a law that I thought was impossible... It is a historic milestone that unfortunately is reversible".
Meanwhile, Torres responded to PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo's annual review, accusing him of fixating on toppling Pedro Sánchez's government and adopting far-right positions. "He only needed a beard today to look even more like Abascal and Vox. He has bought into the far-right theses out of survival and fear," he stated. He added that Feijóo borders on "racism, xenophobia, and the crushing of human rights." The minister assured the current legislature would last until 2027 and praised the government's dialogue with all autonomous communities, regardless of political color.
Torres stressed that repealing it would mean "crushing human rights and those of minors" and abandoning border territories. This announcement highlights the executive's commitment to solidary migration management, in contrast to opposition criticisms.
