Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania, a 3rd failed attempt to keep them out
- An Italian Navy ship returned 43 migrants to Italy from Albania after a court decision in Rome, marking the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni's government to process migrants in the non-EU country.
- The migrants were among 49 transferred to Albania, with six returned due to being minors or deemed vulnerable.
- An Italian appeals court refused to approve the expulsion of the 43 asylum-seekers and referred the case to the European Court of Justice for a ruling.
- In January 2025, 3,704 migrants arrived in Italy, nearly three times as many as the same period last year, with Bangladeshis being the largest nationality.
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Meloni's Albania deportation experiment has failed
Last Friday (31 January), Italian courts ordered that remaining 43 people taken to Albania were to be returned to Italy. It’s time for Georgia Meloni’s government to face reality — this unlawful and, hopefully, unsuccessful — plan is embarrassing Italy on the world stage.
Italy takes back 43 migrants following court ruling
An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country. According to Italian media, the men were from Bangladesh, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Gambia
Meloni’s offshore migrant detention scheme fails for third time as Italy forced to take back asylum seekers
An Italian navy ship was forced to take migrants back to Italy from asylum processing centres in Albania on Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to far-right PM Meloni.

Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania in 3rd failed attempt to keep them out
An Italian navy ship has taken migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome.
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