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The Italian authorities have upgraded their agreement with Albania.
Azernews reports that they are now planning to use migrant camps in the non-Eu country as a transitory location for refused asylum-seekers before their final deportation to their home countries, according to Italian media.
Under the new decree, the two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order. The centres were originally aimed at processing non-vulnerable migrants rescued in international waters.
The centres have remained substantially inactive since their opening in October due to legal hurdles and amid wide opposition from human rights organizations, who believe they violate international laws and put migrants’ rights at risk.
