The southern Italian island of Lampedusa has long been one of the main landing points for irregular sea arrivals into Europe. Lampedusa is located 113 kilometers from the Tunisian coast, making it closer to Africa than to mainland I1
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a meeting on the sidelines of last week's European Council meeting, with 15 EU member states to come up with 'innovative solutions' regarding migration for the coming year.
There are over 900,000 students in Italy that do not have citizenship but 65 percent of whom were born in the country, according to an annual report on immigration presented on December 18 in Rome.
The EU's highest court has ruled that migrants cannot be held to an unrealistic burden of proof in cases involving Frontex. The judgment is expected to strengthen access to justice for others who say they were unlawfully expelled at1
On December 19, a total of 345 Bangladeshi nationals who had been stranded and held in various detention centers across Libya returned home. They were supported by the IOM in the voluntary return process.