Italy vows to push ahead with Albania migrant centres despite …
19 hours ago · Migrants to be taken to Italy on Saturday. ROME, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Italian government vowed on Friday to push ahead with its contested plan to divert asylum-seekers abroad, saying it would ...
Rome court rules offshore detention of migrants in Albania illegal
18 hours ago · The immigration unit of the Rome Court on Friday ruled that migrants sent by Italy to Albania cannot be detained. This means that they must be released — but since they cannot be released in Albania under the agreement, they will likely be returned to Italy. The centers became operational one week ago, with the first 16 migrants from ...
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania | AP News
4 days ago · ROME (AP) — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania, the Interior Ministry said Monday, as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders. A naval ship departed from the island of Lampedusa with 16 men — 10 from Bangladesh and six from Egypt — who were rescued at sea after ...
Migrants recount mistreatment in Italy's detention centres
1 day ago · This week, the first group of migrants intercepted in Italian waters arrived in Albania as part of Rome's controversial scheme to process asylum seekers outside the EU. The migrants will be held ...
First Italian ship carrying intercepted migrants arrives in Albania
3 days ago · Up to 3,000 adult migrant men picked up by the Italian coast guard in international waters will be sheltered in two Albanian processing centres each month under a new deal between Rome and Tirana.
Keir Starmer commends Italy's 'remarkable progress' on 'irregular ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Prime Minister Keir Starmer praises Italy's "remarkable progress" on tackling illegal migration during a news conference, in Rome, alongside his Italian counterpart. Starmer says the pair...
Italy passes tougher measures to deter migrant arrivals
ROME, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Italian government, struggling with a surge in arriving migrants, on Monday passed measures to lengthen the time they can be detained and ensure more people who...
Laborer’s Death Brings to Light Italy’s Conflicted Relationship With ...
Sep 28, 2024 · When Satnam Singh, a migrant fruit picker from India, chopped his arm off in an accident in June as he worked in fields near Rome, his boss, instead of taking Mr. Singh to a hospital, dropped...
Europe migrant crisis: Albanian court greenlights migration deal ... - BBC
Jan 29, 2024 · Europe migrant crisis: Albanian court greenlights migration deal with Italy. 29 January 2024. Laura Gozzi. BBC News. EPA. Albania's Edi Rama and Italy's Giorgia Meloni announced the plans at a...
Europe migrant crisis: Italian state of emergency to tackle ... - BBC
Apr 12, 2023 · Italian ministers have called a six-month state of emergency in response to a rise in migrant numbers crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. The decision frees up €5m (£4.4m) in funds ...