Migrants rejected by Italy disembark in Albanian port of Shengjin to be transferred to a detention center outside the EU

With the idea of bringing sea refugees to the new camps in Albania, Meloni has not been successful so far. Now she lets the facilities be used elsewhere. Brussels is likely to like this.

Italy sends dozens of rejected asylum seekers to Albanian centres

Dozens of migrants awaiting deportation arrived in Italian-run centres in Albania on Friday after Rome repurposed the facilities as repatriation hubs following a spate of legal challenges.

Italy sends 40 asylum seekers awaiting deportation to Albania

Forty men of various nationalities arrive onboard an Italian navy ship in the northern port of Shengjin in Albania.

The centres in Shëngjin and Gjadër were intended to accommodate boat migrants who were stopped in the Mediterranean.

Migrants rejected by Italy disembark in Albanian port of Shengjin to be transferred to a detention center outside the EU

Migrants rejected by Italy disembark in Albanian port of Shengjin to be transferred to a detention center outside the EU.

Italy sends 40 rejected asylum seekers to Albania detention centres

Legal experts and rights groups have raised alarm over the move, questioning its legality and accusing Italy of undermining asylum rights.