Italian court ruling leads to migrants returning to Italy

12 migrants were returned from Italy to Albania on October 19th following a decision by an Italian court, according to Africa News and agencies.

The decision questioned the Italian government’s strategy of transferring migrant processing to Albania.

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The migrants, who boarded the Guardia Costiera ship at the Shengjin port for their journey to Italy, were among a group of 16 intercepted in international waters earlier this week and taken to Albania.

On October 18th, a court in Rome ruled against the detention of the 12 migrants, as due to safety concerns they couldn’t be returned to their home countries.

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The deal to transfer the housing of asylum seekers to a country not in the EU has been praised by Italy among other nations facing a rise in immigration. The deal has been controversial however, with human rights organisations condemning the move as a perilous example.

Africa News and agencies