As the first people are being transferred to Italy’s new detention centres in Albania, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that this marks a “dark day for the EU’s asylum and migration ...

Italy has agreed to welcome those migrants who are granted asylum, while those whose applications are rejected face deportation directly from Albania. The agreement to outsource the housing of ...

Italy has agreed to welcome those migrants who are granted asylum, while those whose applications are rejected face deportation directly from Albania. The deal was struck as many EU states seek to ...

This was the first group of migrants to be processed, after courts in Italy refused to approve the transfer to Albania of two groups brought there last year. The 43 asylum-seekers did not have ...

Now another is underway. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome Italy’s much-debated program of sending asylum seekers to Albania restarted on Sunday, the Italian Interior Ministry said, months ...

The navy vessel Cassiopea with the migrants on board was expected to reach the Albanian port of Shengjin ... time as people who are determined by Italy to be ineligible to apply for asylum in ...

Will the agreement smooth Albania's path to EU membership? "I think that this agreement is a show. It doesn't solve the problem of irregular immigration in Italy. It is designed to show to the ...

An Italian navy ship approaches the port, as Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections, in Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28 ...

Italy Sends 49 More Migrants to Albania for Processing Following Earlier Court Rejections SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in ...