In the Albanian villages of Gjader and Shengjin, recently established migrant centers have reverted to normalcy, with no migrants residing in them one year after the country signed a controversial deal with Italy. The deal, meant to process up to 36,000 irregular migrants annually, faced immediate setbacks as most of the small number of transfers were reversed by Italian courts citing legal concerns over safety and rights. Following these events, monitoring organizations suspended their operations in Albania, raising concerns over the implications for migrant welfare.
The situation in the migrant centers in Gjader and Shengjin has returned to normal, with no migrants currently housed there after an ambitious arrangement failed.
The agreement envisioned holding up to 36,000 migrants per year in Albania, but only 70 have been transferred and returned due to legal challenges.
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