An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers.
Tuesday's boat was the first to arrive in Albania following a monthslong pause. The European Court of Justice is set to review the scheme in February.
An Italian military ship docked Tuesday in the Albanian port of Shëngjin with 49 migrants intercepted at sea while trying to reach Italy, and will be interned in detention and expulsion centers built in Albania by the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni.
An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt by Italy to push ahead with
This morning, the Italian Navy vessel Cassiopea docked at the port of Shengjin, Albania, carrying 49 migrants intercepted in international waters. This event marks a further chapter in the complex issue of immigration in the Mediterranean,
Remaining 44 migrants being held at Albania’s Gjader facility, where their asylum applications to be processed - Anadolu Ajansı
Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.
Ali Amini was just days from starting a new life in the United States when President Donald Trump halted aid for resettling Afghan refugees last week, a move that Amini worries could put his life in danger if forced to return home.
Migrants follow the authorities after their arrival, as Italy sent 49 people to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections to Albania, in Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28,
The attempt at processing at special centres in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November.
An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows migrants escorted by Italian police going for processing following earlier court rejections, in the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28,
A second vulnerable adult migrant is set to return to Italy from Albania after four minors and a vulnerable man were sent back Tuesday from Italy's innovative but controversial migrant processing scheme in the Balkan country,