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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Erion Xhabafti and Llazar Semini

Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania, a 3rd failed attempt to keep them out

Migration Albania Italy - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country.

A coast guard ship took 43 migrants from the port of Shengjin, 66 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the capital, Tirana. They were among the 49 men who were transferred to Albania on an Italian naval ship Tuesday. Five of them were returned the same day — four because they were minors and the fifth because he was considered a “vulnerable” person.

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