The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations
1 year, 4 months ago

The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations

Associated Press  

SALERNO, Italy — Less than 24 hours after setting foot on the pier of a southern Italian port, 60 people who’d survived a perilous boat journey from Libya were served with expulsion orders. “He did not apply for asylum,” officials wrote in Italian, English and Arabic on Mohammed’s crumpled expulsion sheet. “If I was to apply for asylum in Italy, they would send me back here if I am caught in Germany.” The Italian authorities gave the rescue ship he was on permission to dock in Salerno, three days’ sailing away from the open waters of the Mediterranean. Italy’s new fast-track process is causing concern that applicants are being triaged based on their nationality, according to a list of countries that Italian authorities deem safe, such as Morocco, Ivory Coast, or Nigeria, whose nationals would on average see their asylum requests denied. Maurizio Veglio, a lawyer with the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration, called the new fast-track procedures “an attack on the right to receive asylum.” He said that “compressing the time for the evaluation will surely affect the quality of the screening.” THE TESTIMONIES OF THE ASYLUM-SEEKERS Despite the discouraging messages from the Italian government, some migrants decide to stay.

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Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres' - as the number of migrants crossing the Channel hits 5,000 this year
1 week, 5 days ago

Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres' - as the number of migrants crossing the Channel hits 5,000 this year

Daily Mail  

Labour is considering plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the Balkans and lock them in 'detention centres' as the number of migrants crossing the Channel exceeds 5,000 this year. The plans, being drawn up by the government as part of Sir Keir Starmer's approach to stop small boat arrivals, would see Britain paying countries for each person relocated. It …

Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court
1 month, 1 week ago

Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Italian government told judges at the European Union’s highest court on Tuesday that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania comply with EU and human rights laws. The European Court of Justice has fast-tracked a pair of cases brought by two Bangladeshis who had their asylum applications rejected after a single remote …

Big blow to Meloni as court blocks third attempt at migrant detentions in Albania
2 months ago

Big blow to Meloni as court blocks third attempt at migrant detentions in Albania

Firstpost  

A Rome court has ordered the transfer of 43 migrants detained in Albania back to Italy, challenging Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s plan to curb irregular sea arrivals. 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 …

Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
2 months ago

Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania

The Independent  

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Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
2 months ago

Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance. “The commission is clearly operating in line with the expressed desire of the government to refuse the asylum requests, in violation of international, European and constitutional …

Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections
2 months ago

Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers, in the third such attempt following hurdles earlier raised by Italian courts. The attempt at processing in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November, when Italian judges refused to approve …

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres with 49 on navy vessel
2 months, 1 week ago

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres with 49 on navy vessel

Firstpost  

Italy’s navy transported 49 migrants rescued in international waters to detention facilities in Albania on Sunday, resuming a plan to curb sea arrivals mired in legal controversy. The Italian navy vessel Cassiopea has taken 49 migrants onboard during Mediterranean patrols and is transferring them to processing centers in Albania, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. This is the third attempt …

Is Italy's plan to outsource migrant crisis to Albania falling through?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Italy's plan to outsource migrant crisis to Albania falling through?

Firstpost  

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s plan to process asylum seekers in Albania has faced a setback as a Rome court has declined to detained transferred migrants, leading to their return to Italy and raising legal questions about the safety of their home countries Migrants disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Friday, Nov. 8, …

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania

Al Jazeera  

Under the deal, people from ‘safe’ countries are to be held in Albania while their claims for asylum are processed. Seven asylum seekers have been sent back to Italy from Albania after a court in Rome refused a formal request to detain them in the Balkan nation, a setback for a contentious programme championed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. …

Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania

Hindustan Times  

ROME -A Rome court on Monday asked EU judges to weigh in on the detention of sea migrants in Albania, again frustrating the Italian right-wing government's efforts to pursue its flagship plan to crackdown on irregular arrivals. Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has built migrant camps in Albania to deter Mediterranean crossings, …

One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania

Firstpost  

The agreement between Italy and Albania allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to be sheltered in Albania, and vetted for possible asylum in Italy or be sent back to their countries. This group represents the second transfer of migrants since the processing centers began operating in October, as part of …

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy

Associated Press  

ROME — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters has returned to Italy after being deemed “vulnerable,” a delegation of Italian activists and lawmakers visiting the center said on Saturday. The agreement allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to …

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy

The Independent  

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Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters, a month after another group was turned away for failing the vetting process. It is only the second transfer of migrants since two migrant processing centers started operating in October …

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group

The Independent  

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Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe
5 months, 1 week ago

Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe

NPR  

Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe Italy's right wing government insists it will continue to process migrant arrivals from North Africa in detention centers in neighboring Albania — despite a court decision that sent individuals back. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Italy's right-wing government has passed a new law so it can proceed with plans …

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy

The Independent  

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A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania

The Independent  

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Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country

The Independent  

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Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent

The Independent  

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Italy confirms construction delays in Albania will push back opening of migrant processing centers
8 months ago

Italy confirms construction delays in Albania will push back opening of migrant processing centers

Associated Press  

ROME — Italian officials confirmed that Italy’s controversial new migrant processing centers in Albania, o riginally scheduled to open Thursday, won’t be operational for several more weeks because of construction delays. An Italian interior ministry spokesman confirmed that Mantovano’s assessment of a weekslong delay, first made on the sidelines of a July 24 conference, remained accurate Thursday when the centers …

From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
8 months ago

From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions

Associated Press  

GJADER, Albania — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy’s behalf. Speaking during a visit to Albania in June, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the …

Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania

Al Jazeera  

The scheme will no doubt prove to be just another costly forum for politically expedient human rights violations. Well, that dream is now becoming a reality for Italy, where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party is overseeing an agreement with the Balkan nation of Albania to open two processing centres for seaborne asylum seekers intercepted en …

Italy’s premier visits Albania as plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Italy’s premier visits Albania as plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start

LA Times  

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania on Wednesday to thank its government for its unique role in agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims, and to tour migrant centers she said will be ready in August. Meloni and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama in November signed a five-year deal in which Albania agreed to shelter …

Italy’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
10 months ago

Italy’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape

LA Times  

Mariama Sylla, sister of Ousmane Sylla, holds photos of him in their house at Matoto Bonagui, a suburb of Conakry, Guinea. Sylla’s death in February shined a spotlight on the conditions inside these de-facto jails for migrants, raising questions about Italy’s migration policy as its government, led by far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni, vowed to build more such facilities across the …

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible' because the EU would force Britain to accept a quota of the bloc's refugees in exchange - after David Cameron praises pre-Brexit arrangement
11 months, 1 week ago

No10 says asylum returns deal with France 'is not possible' because the EU would force Britain to accept a quota of the bloc's refugees in exchange - after David Cameron praises pre-Brexit arrangement

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Downing Street today insisted a migrant returns deal with France was 'not possible' because Britain would have to accept a quota of refugees from the EU in exchange. Foreign Secretary David Cameron praised the pre-Brexit arrangements for sending Channel migrants back to France A group of people travel …

Italy’s migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
1 year ago

Italy’s migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down

LA Times  

Walter Verini, left, Ilaria Cucchi and Ivan Scalfarotto exit a migrant repatriation center in Ponte Galeria, on the outskirts of Rome, after a visit March 6. The Radicali Roma, an association affiliated with the Italian Radical Party, started an online petition Friday calling on center-left Mayor Roberto Gualtieri to close Rome’s repatriation center in Ponte Galeria, citing repeated episodes of …

Italy’s migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
1 year ago

Italy’s migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down

Associated Press  

ROME — Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last month. The Radicali Roma, an association affiliated with the Italian Radical Party, started an online petition Friday calling on center-left Mayor Roberto Gualtieri to close Rome’s repatriation center in Ponte Galeria, citing repeated episodes of …

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims
1 year, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The agency said 181,000 Syrians sought asylum last year — a 38% rise from 2022 — while Afghan nationals made up the second …

Albania is expected to approve a deal with Italy to process thousands of migrants' claims for asylum
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania is expected to approve a deal with Italy to process thousands of migrants' claims for asylum

The Independent  

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Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups criticise agreement that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres. Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal signed with Italy that will see authorities hold thousands of asylum seekers rescued in international waters while their applications are processed, drawing criticism from human rights groups. Under the agreement, Albania would hold up to 3,000 …

Albania’s Constitutional Court says migration deal with Italy can go ahead if approved
1 year, 2 months ago

Albania’s Constitutional Court says migration deal with Italy can go ahead if approved

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Constitutional Court on Monday said a deal can go ahead with Italy under which thousands of migrants rescued at sea by Italian authorities would be sent to Albania while their asylum applications are processed. Under the deal, two centers will be set up in Albania to process asylum applications by people rescued by Italian authorities in …

Italy’s lower chamber of parliament OKs deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum processing
1 year, 2 months ago

Italy’s lower chamber of parliament OKs deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum processing

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s lower chamber of parliament on Wednesday approved a novel government deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests, a cornerstone of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to share the migration burden with the rest of Europe. Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the groundbreaking initiative last November, in which Albania would …

Dozens of asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM
1 year, 3 months ago

Dozens of asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM

Al Jazeera  

International Organization for Migration’s Libya office quotes survivors as saying the boat was carrying about 86 people. At least 61 refugees and asylum seekers, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic” shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration says. A “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves, which swamped their vessel …

The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations
1 year, 4 months ago

The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations

The Independent  

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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend
1 year, 4 months ago

Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend

Associated Press  

MILAN — Migration experts and activists on Tuesday panned an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review, saying it follows a worrying trend of European Union nations trying to manage migration by looking beyond the bloc’s borders. The European Commission, which supervises the application of …

Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law
1 year, 4 months ago

Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law

The Independent  

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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum seekers follows worrying trend
1 year, 4 months ago

Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum seekers follows worrying trend

LA Times  

Migration experts and activists this week panned an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review, saying it follows a worrying trend of European Union nations trying to manage migration by looking beyond the bloc’s borders. The European Commission, which supervises the application of European Union …

Albania agrees to temporarily house migrants who reach Italy while their asylum bids are processed
1 year, 4 months ago

Albania agrees to temporarily house migrants who reach Italy while their asylum bids are processed

Associated Press  

ROME — Albania agreed Monday to give temporary shelter to some of the thousands of migrants who reach Italian shores while their asylum bids are being processed, offering its neighbor across the Adriatic Sea some relief in managing some of the arrivals. If Italy rejects the asylum bids, Albania would deport the migrants. That could help relieve chronic overcrowding at …

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
1 year, 6 months ago

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day

Associated Press  

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week. Lampedusa’s mayor, Filippo Mannino, lashed out at the European Union for leaving Italy alone to handle large numbers of arriving …

Refugees can't be sent back to Italy on human rights grounds: Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Refugees can't be sent back to Italy on human rights grounds: Court

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has been stopped from sending asylum seekers back to Italy because there is a real risk they could end up living on the streets and that would contravene their human rights, the Council of State said on Tuesday. The highest Dutch court said that two men, one of whom had applied for asylum three times in Italy, could …

Europe struggles to make progress in migration quagmire
2 years ago

Europe struggles to make progress in migration quagmire

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Europe continued its decade-old struggle Thursday to devise a migration system that would both better protect its extensive borders and avoid tragedies like last month’s shipwreck off Italy, which killed at least 70 migrants. “As you can see, this is not moving fast enough when we look at the tragic events in Italy a few days ago,” said …

Italy forcibly returning asylum seekers to Greece: Investigation
2 years, 2 months ago

Italy forcibly returning asylum seekers to Greece: Investigation

Al Jazeera  

Expose finds evidence of asylum seekers being detained on commercial ferries to facilitate illegal pushbacks. Asylum seekers looking for shelter in Europe have been illegally forced to leave Italy and locked up in unofficial prisons at sea, an Al Jazeera investigation with Lighthouse Reports and other media partners reveals. On one vessel, reporters obtained visual evidence of a former toilet …

Italy tightens rules for asylum seeker rescue ships
2 years, 3 months ago

Italy tightens rules for asylum seeker rescue ships

Al Jazeera  

New measures could see charities who rescue asylum seekers at sea fined and their ships impounded. Italy’s right-wing government has approved new measures to fine charities who rescue asylum seekers at sea and impound their ships if they break new rules, possibly putting thousands of people’s lives in danger. A cabinet decree on Thursday said these ships should request a …

How will Italy deal with the latest refugee arrivals?
2 years, 4 months ago

How will Italy deal with the latest refugee arrivals?

Al Jazeera  

The new right-wing government blocks migrants from disembarking at a Sicilian port. Italy’s new right-wing prime minister is facing the first major test of her election pledge to block migrant rescue ships. Giorgia Meloni’s government is refusing to allow hundreds of people to disembark at the Sicilian port of Catania. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Cecilia Sottilotta – Assistant professor of …

Anti-migration deal between Italy and Libya renewed
5 years, 5 months ago

Anti-migration deal between Italy and Libya renewed

Al Jazeera  

New Italian government signals no intention of changing course despite calls from human rights groups to revoke it. The MoU, signed in February 2017 by Italy and the UN-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord led by Fayez al-Sarraj, set out a framework for the two countries to work together in “development cooperation, countering illegal migration, human trafficking and smuggling and …

Italy’s far-right government forces migrants to leave shelters ahead of Christmas
6 years, 3 months ago

Italy’s far-right government forces migrants to leave shelters ahead of Christmas

The Independent  

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EU urged to resettle refugees directly from Middle East
7 years, 6 months ago

EU urged to resettle refugees directly from Middle East

Al Jazeera  

Greek asylum chief says bloc should take in refugees straight from the Middle East to prevent undocumented migration. Athens, Greece – The Greek asylum chief has called on the European Union to resettle “several hundred thousand” refugees a year directly from the Middle East, rather than allowing them to suffer the hazards of illegal crossings. “That’s the number of people …

More than a million migrants in Europe stuck in limbo, still waiting for final decisions on their asylum applications
7 years, 6 months ago

More than a million migrants in Europe stuck in limbo, still waiting for final decisions on their asylum applications

LA Times  

Of the 2.2 million people who fled their countries and sought refuge in Europe during 2015 and 2016, about half were still awaiting final decisions on their asylum applications at the end of December, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Most of the asylum seekers had fled war-torn Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq and endured a treacherous journey …

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