The government is considering a plan
to transform two controversial Italian-run centres in Albania
into repatriation centres (CPRs) in order to keep them
operational after the implementation of a protocol between Rome
and Tirana for the fast-track processing of asylum seekers at
the facilities was stymied by Italy's courts, several newspapers
reported on Monday.
The two centres of Shengjin and Gjader are currently empty after
Italian courts failed to validate the detention of the first
three groups of migrants taken there in October, November and
January.
The plan was reportedly discussed at a meeting last Friday held
by Premier Giorgia Meloni with Interior Minister Matteo
Piantedosi and Cabinet Undersecretary and could be implemented
with a new decree, according to press reports.
A new meeting could also be held Monday, they said.
Under the reported new project, the centres built to host
migrants rescued by Italian Navy ships in international waters
in the Mediterranean ahead of accelerated border procedures
could be turned into centres hosting irregular migrants who are
already in Italy and against whom an expulsion decree has been
issued.
The cabinet is also reportedly considering to monitor migrants
who apply for international protection with electronic
bracelets, instead of detaining them in specific facilities,
according to Rome daily Il Messaggero.
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