Italy sends failed asylum seekers to vacant Albanian detention centre


A migrant disembarks the Italian navy ship Libra, carrying migrants as part of a deal with Italy to process asylum-seekers caught near Italian waters, upon arrival in Shengjin, Albania, April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

SHENGJIN, Albania (Reuters) - Italy dispatched 40 failed asylum seekers to Albania on Friday to be held until repatriation to their home countries in vacant, Italian-run detention centres built for a stalled migration deterrent scheme.

Italy built two facilities in Albania last year intending to use them to process asylum requests from migrants picked up at sea, hoping the initiative would deter people from trying to reach Italy.

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