Shocking figures from Spain debunk the myth of ”unaccompanied refugee children.” In Madrid, medical age assessments show that many who claimed to be minors were in fact adults—and similar patterns are evident across Europe. At the same time, the debate over ”teen deportations” is raging in Sweden, where many who were once described as ”children” are turning out to be over 20 years old. The argument that ”these are children, after all” is being increasingly disproved.
The Spanish Public Prosecutor's Office's annual report The 2024 report is the latest in a series of European documents showing that a large proportion of those who claim to be unaccompanied minors are, in fact, adults. In Madrid, 70 percent of those who underwent medical age assessments were determined to be over 18 years of age.
Madrid: 266 of 378 adults tested
Of the 378 people in Madrid who underwent a full age assessment (primarily wrist X-rays), 266 were determined to be adults and only 112 were minors. This represents a threefold increase in detected cases compared to the previous year. Nationwide in Spain, 7,562 age determination cases were opened in 2024. Of these, 2,457 individuals were determined to be adults.
The figures come from the official Report of the Office of the Attorney General 2025 and the regional report from the Madrid Prosecutor's Office. These are not isolated exceptions; they are the result of systematic inspections.
The same pattern in several European countries
Spain is far from alone. In Sweden, medical age assessments conducted by the National Board of Forensic Medicine as early as 2017 showed that about three out of four of those examined were assessed as likely to be over 18 years of age. The government investigation SOU 2021:84 confirmed that the methods have uncertainties, but also that they are used precisely to assess the likelihood that a person is an adult—and that the results often point in that direction.
In the United Kingdom, several audits It has been shown that hundreds of people who were initially admitted as children were later found to be adults, with serious consequences for both housing and the rule of law. The same pattern is evident in Italy and other countries experiencing large-scale arrivals: a significant proportion of those claiming child status are found to be adults upon verification.
The connection to Swedish ”teen deportations”
The report comes at the height of the Swedish debate over the so-called ”the deportations of teenagers”. These cases often involve people who were described as ”children” or ”teenagers” when they arrived in Sweden, but who are in fact over 20 years old at the time of their deportation. Many have lived in Sweden for several years, but the age information provided upon arrival does not hold up when the authorities review their cases as adults.
Those who want to increase immigration to Sweden and Europe consistently use the ”children” argument to defend their policies. They speak of vulnerable children fleeing war and persecution. Critics who question the age claims or call for stricter controls are portrayed as heartless or as ”persecuting” children.
The "children" argument doesn't hold water
There are now clear statistics showing that this narrative is incorrect. When authorities actually conduct age assessments—as in Madrid, in Sweden in 2017, and elsewhere in Europe—it turns out time and again that a majority of those tested are not children. Many are adult men in their 20s or older.
This undermines the rhetoric that claims these are innocent children whom Sweden and Europe have a moral obligation to accept without question. The reality is that a large portion of so-called “child immigration” consists of adults who are exploiting the special protection afforded to minors.
The Spanish report is not an isolated news story. It is yet another piece of evidence that the ”children” argument used to justify a generous immigration policy is largely based on inaccurate or exaggerated age claims. Those who want more immigration must address this reality instead of continuing to blame “persecution” by critics.
The question is how the self-proclaimed ”good” (read: evil) advocates of mass immigration would react if it were possible to prove with 100 percent certainty that all “unaccompanied refugee children” were adults and NOT CHILDREN.
Would they change their minds or revise their reasoning for why they want mass immigration to continue? Unfortunately, the question is rhetorical.
A GIANT SCAM!!!!!
CLOSE THE DOOR ON MENA FOR GOOD.
And once those rats are in Spain, the whole EU will be wide open, and then I’m sure many of them will head north, where our leaders are showering this vermin with money.
And this is only coming to light now?????????????
How many times did we tell them to wake up and realize there were no children—we called them ”Beard Kids”?”
I hate this ”Feel-Sorry Syndrome” that all those left-wing Batik witches have been whining about for so long.
I say we need to get rid of the dead weight—at least 3 million need to go. AFS says 1.5 million, but that number could easily be doubled.
By the way, I want to throw up at the Sweden Democrats’ party leader, Jimmie Åkesson, who is satisfied with 100,000 new immigrants per year in Sweden; he has betrayed everyone who previously voted for what is now this treacherous party.
Vote wisely in the election!!!
Lars, you’re so right. In 1994, when SVEA RIKE won the World Championship bronze medal in the U.S., the Kingdom of Svea had a population of 8.4 miljoner. By 2026, the insecure people of Svea will number nearly 11 miljoner—and what happened to the census?
I propose that 2 MILLION be KICKED OUT!!!! Primarily the rocket scientists from the MENA region.
Agreed!