Meloni Defiant on Albania Migrant Plan After Court Objects
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed to push ahead with a contentious plan to send asylum seekers to Albania after a court in Rome raised objections.
Earlier this week, an Italian naval vessel delivered the first group of asylum seekers to Albania as part of a controversial deal signed by Italy and Albania last year. Still, on Friday, an Italian court ruled against the government’s plan to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in the Balkan country.