A year after Italy signed a controversial migration deal with Albania, the detention facility built to house asylum-seekers in Albania stands empty as human rights groups call the migration deal ...

The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary ...

Italy’s controversial deal to process asylum seekers in Albania may violate constitutional and EU law, according to the country’s top court – a non-binding opinion that could fuel legal challenges.

Italy’s far-right government wants to offshore the processing of asylum claims. But the first migrants sent to Albania were deemed ineligible for detention there.

UNHCR to Monitor Implementation of Italy-Albania Accord to Ensure Migrants' Asylum Rights Respected ROME (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency, which has expressed serious concerns about Italy’s deal ...

Italy has long been on the frontlines of the European border crisis and, under Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government, is ...

In March 2025, the European Commission proposed a new Return Regulation. Among other planned measures, the one of the ...

With illegal immigration a fraught issue in Europe and the US, Western countries are increasingly kicking the political ...