Italy Takes Back 43 Migrants It Planned to Process in Albania, a 3rd Failed Attempt to Keep Them Out
An Italian navy ship has taken migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome
Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania
Italy last year signed a five-year agreement to process up to 3,000 migrants a month beyond EU borders as part of Ms Meloni’s programme to combat illegal migration to Italy, which is the first landfall for tens of thousands of migrants who make the perilous journey across the central Mediterranean Sea.
Italian judges deal new blow to Meloni’s Albania migrant scheme
Italian judges have blocked prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s scheme to detain migrants in centres in Albania, according to reports.
Dozens of migrants leave Albania after Italian court ruling
Dozens of migrants left Italian-run facilities in Albania on Saturday after judges in Rome refused to approve their detention, in another setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. An Italian boat carrying 43 migrants departed from the Albanian port of Shengjin for the Italian port of Bari, according to an AFP journalist.
Italy court again blocks migrant detentions in Albania, in blow to Meloni
A Rome court on Friday ordered a group of migrants detained in camps built in Albania to be transferred to Italy, sources said, dealing a fresh blow to a plan by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to curb irregular sea arrivals.
Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
An Italian appeals court on Friday refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond the European Union's borders.
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