1st migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy

A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
A court in Italy has ruled against the right-wing government’s move to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in Albania
The first migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy
An Italian navy ship has taken back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome.
Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan
The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration.
Italy’s plan to detain migrants in Albania hits first legal obstacle
Italy’s far-right government is rolling out what it says could be a model for solving one of the West’s most politically charged problems: illegal migration.
Migrants at the Albanian accommodation centers taken back to Italy
An Italian navy ship on Saturday took 12 migrants back to Italy from a center in Albania after a court ruling challenged the Italian government's plan to outsource migrant processing to the Balkan country.
Migrants Return From Albania To Italy After Court Ruling
An Italian coast-guard ship took back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened immigration centers in Albania on October 19 after a court ruling in Rome.
Italy Set to Adopt Decree to Overrule Court Objections on Albanian Migrant Camps
Italy's government was set to adopt on Monday a decree aimed at overruling court objections to its flagship plan to set up migrant detention camps in Albania to deter sea arrivals from North Africa. The plan,
Italy Approves New Law to Salvage Controversial Migrant Plan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is pushing through new legislation to salvage its controversial plan to curb undocumented migration, after a court blocked a project to divert asylum seekers to Albania.
Italy adopts decree to overrule court objections on Albanian migrant camps
Italy's government on Monday passed a decree aimed at overcoming court objections to its flagship immigration plan that is aimed at deterring boat migrants by sending them to detention camps in Albania.
Italy PM seeks to save Albanian migrant deal amid spat with judges
Italy's hard-right government passed a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias.
Italy declares 19 countries ‘safe’ in bid to salvage Albania migrant deal
Italy’s government has declared 19 countries safe for migrants as part of a new law designed to salvage its €670 million plan to process asylum seekers in Albania.
Italy's Salvini did not kidnap migrants, charity wanted confrontation, lawyer says
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defending Italian interests and should be acquitted of charges of kidnapping a boat ...
Italy Sends Boat to Albania With Migrants Who Were Bound for Italian Shores
The plan was heralded by the Italian government as an innovative model to manage and deter immigration, and criticized by ...
PBS6d
Italy brings first migrants of thousands to Albanian port to process asylum request
Though the center in Gjader has capacity for 3,000 migrants, it will start with 400 and increase to 880 in a few weeks. The number of people reaching Italy along the central Mediterranean ...
Italian coastguard vessel picks up migrants from Albania to transfer them to Italy
An Italian coastguard vessel collected migrants held in reception centres in Albania on Saturday to transfer them to Italy, ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty5d
Italian Court Ruling Is Setback For Migrant Deal With Albania
A court in Italy on October 18 ruled against the right-wing government's move to detain 12 migrants in newly opened immigration centers, or reception camps, in Albania. Sixteen migrants -- 10 ...
Albania fury as first migrants from Italy arrive for Rwanda-style scheme
The group was made up of 10 Bangladeshis and six Egyptians, who will initially be screened at a centre in Shengjin.