Italian Government Responds to More Migrant Arrivals

The Italian government is dealing with a lot more migrants arriving, so they've decided to make new rules. These rules mean migrants can be kept in a special place for longer, and the government will work harder to send them back if they don't have permission to stay in Italy.

These changes come after almost 10,000 migrants came to an Italian island called Lampedusa recently. This has made things difficult for the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who promised to stop illegal immigration when she became the leader last year.

Keeping Migrants for Longer

The Prime Minister, Meloni, says migrants who are waiting to go back to their home countries can be kept in a special place for up to six months. They might even stay up to 18 months, which is longer than before. Meloni thinks this extra time is needed to decide what to do with them and to send them back if they can't stay.

More Special Places to Stay

Italy will make more special places to keep migrants. They will be in faraway areas. Meloni says Italy needs to have more of these places because the ones they have now are too full. She thinks this happened because of past policies that were too open to immigration.

Why This Is Happening

Italian law says that migrants who need to go back to their home countries can be kept if they can't leave right away. Most migrants come to Italy because they want better jobs and lives, not because they need protection.

Meloni visited Lampedusa with Ursula von der Leyen, who leads the European Commission. She promised a plan to help with this issue. But it's similar to things tried before, and it didn't work well. There's also an agreement from July between the EU and Tunisia, where many migrants come from, but it hasn't started yet.

Italy has had around 130,000 migrants arrive this year, which is almost twice as many as last year. They come from countries like Pakistan, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt, Burkina Faso, and Bangladesh.

Stay up to date with the latest news about immigration and government actions on Timecanvas360.online.