Overview
- Regional leaders defended the policy on Thursday, June 18, saying the Servicio Extremeño de Salud carried out 329 age tests and that 79 percent of those examined were found to be over 18.
- The Junta has asked the Fiscalía to authorize age checks in five specific files and says it will file administrative and criminal complaints against the central government's delegate and against transfers it judges unlawful.
- Extremadura reports about 104–106 unaccompanied minors in its care and expects up to 113 with planned transfers, which the regional executive says strains local protection services and public budgets.
- The central government delegate, José Luis Quintana, rejected the accusations, saying arrivals are first registered as adults and citing that 222 people claimed to be minors in 2024–25 while only 34 were recognized and transferred to regional care.
- Coverage divides along political lines: right-leaning outlets highlight the region's test results and legal offensive, while left-leaning sources stress accusations of politicization and warnings about rights and solidarity; the dispute now moves into parallel legal, administrative and political arenas.