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Italian court rules outsourced migrant detentions in Albania illegal

A general view of a migrant processing center at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania Wednesday, 16 October 2024. AP - Vlasov Sulaj

Twelve Bangladeshi and Egyptian men left Albania for Italy on Saturday after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana. Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said the administration would appeal the court's decision.

Italian judges ruled Friday against the detention of the first migrants sent for processing in Albania, dealing a major blow to a flagship policy of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government.

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