In Italy, the state can take four years to process a citizenship requests. That time is necessary, given an increase in requests, according to Michele Di Bari, the head of the interior ministry's immigration department.
An Italian court has ordered the seized sailboat Alex Mediterranea to be released. The ship of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans was confiscated last July after it had rescued 59 people in the Mediterranean.
Catholic charity Caritas in Milan has reported that it helped 77 migrants affected by a new security and immigration decree to become independent in a year, helping them avoid the negative effects of the legislation.
Italian authorities have arrested a Libyan citizen after a Somali immigrant accused him of torturing people at a "Safe House" in Libya.
By the end of 2020, the number of undocumented migrants in Italy could surpass 670,000. That is more than twice as many as only five years ago, according to a report by Amnesty International.
The Italian Court of Cassation has rejected an appeal filed by the prosecutor's office against an order to release Carola Rackete, the captain of the Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue vessel. In June 2019, Rackete was temporarily arrested after she illegally entered the Italian port of Lampedusa with 40 migrants on board.
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the right-wing La Lega (The League) party hasn’t been in government since summer 2019. But the laws on migration and security which he pushed through in his name are still in effect. Will that change now that the current government has been in power for five months?
The non-governmental organization ActionAid in a new report highlights the disappearance of "widespread reception" centers for migrants in Italy following the enactment of the controversial immigration and security decree.
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italian far-right party League, is under investigation in the city of Agrigento, Sicily. He is being probed for abduction and dereliction of duty because he didn't allow a rescue ship to dock .
The introduction of the "Salvini decree" has led to a strong incease in the number of undocumented migrants in Italy, according to a new study. That's mostly because it's become harder for asylum seekers to get a stay permit.
In its first high-level meeting on the issue of migration, the new Italian government focused on a new policy line; that aims to increase the relocation of migrants across the EU and calls for new agreements for the repatriation and redistribution across the bloc of those landing on Italy's shores.
Italy's new Interior Minister Lamorgese is seen as a moderate who may re-open ports to rescue vessels, but PM Conte wants the EU to show more solidarity with Italy in return. Bernd Riegert reports from Brussels.