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Italy Transfers 40 Migrants to Albanian Detention Centers

4/11/2025

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Italy has made a bold move by transferring 40 rejected migrants to detention centers in Albania, becoming the first EU country to relocate migrants to a non-EU nation. The group arrived in Shengjin after leaving Brindisi, but legal experts are raising eyebrows over the legality of this transfer, citing a lack of clear deportation guidelines from Albania.

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Italy has made a bold move by transferring 40 rejected migrants to detention centers in Albania, becoming the first EU country to relocate migrants to a non-EU nation. The group arrived in Shengjin after leaving Brindisi, but legal experts are raising eyebrows over the legality of this transfer, citing a lack of clear deportation guidelines from Albania.