The courts in Italy ruled that the last 12 asylum seekers in the Albanian migration hub must be transferred to Italy, significantly impacting the controversial deal between Rome and Tirana. This ruling not only empties the facility but questions the legality and feasibility of the EU's broader plans to establish migrant processing centers outside its borders.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party, Brothers of Italy, criticized the court's decision, claiming it was influenced by politicized judges who want to abolish the country's borders. They assert that they will not allow this to happen.
The controversial deal between the Italian government and Albania aims to manage migrant flows more strictly, processing men intercepted in international waters at a facility in Albania while women and children are directed to Italy.
The judges determined that the remaining asylum seekers were at risk of violence if returned to their home countries of Egypt and Bangladesh, in alignment with the European Court of Justice's ruling.
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