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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Italian lawyers could win ‘wild west-style bounties’ if immigration clients go home

Giorgia Meloni addresses a hoteliers' conference in Rome in front of the flags of the EU and Italy
Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Saturday. The Italian prime minister is trying to clamp down on irregular immigration. Photograph: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/Shutterstock

Italian lawyers will be paid bonuses if they successfully convince their immigrant clients to return home under a government plan that has been compared to a “wild west-style bounty”.

The incentive is in the latest security bill from Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government and goes to the lower house of parliament for final approval this week. It was passed by the upper house after fiery debate.

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