Italy Sends 8 More Migrants to Albania After First Group Failed Vetting

The Italian destroyer Libra docked at the Port of Shengjin for the second time on Friday morning.
Italy Sends 8 More Migrants to Albania After First Group Failed Vetting
The Italian navy ship Libra approaches the port of Shengjin, Albania, on Nov. 8, 2024 AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj
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Eight migrants intercepted by Italian authorities in international waters arrived in Albania to be processed at new facilities on Friday, in just the second transfer of migrants since the two centers began operating in the Balkan country in October.

It’s the first program of its kind operated by a European Union nation, which sees arrivals diverted to a separate country while asylum claims are processed.

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