The controversial plan marks an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration.
have arrived at the port of Shengjina board an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration.
There, they will be guided through an expedited asylum application that will take less than a month, in sharp contrast to the long process in Italy, according to the plans laid out by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "UNHCR, which was not part of the original negotiation or language in the Italy-Albania protocol, has agreed to carry out this monitoring role in order to help ensure that the protocol is implemented in a manner that safeguards the rights and dignity of asylum-seekers," he said.
A small group of activists gathered at the entrance of the port to protest the arrival of the migrants, holding a banner saying, "The European dream ends here".
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