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Italy mulls new migrant crackdown as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on September 18, 2023
The Italian Cabinet has met to discuss new measures to address the influx of migrants, particularly those who do not qualify for asylum. Premier Giorgia Meloni plans to extend the detention period for these migrants to 18 months and increase the number of detention centers. The recent arrival of nearly 7,000 migrants in a day has...
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Published on September 20, 2023 - 01:20
Italy approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats
The Italian government approved new measures to crack down on migration Monday, after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals setting off from Tunisia and the migration issue returned to centre stage in Europe with talk of a naval blockade.