The Italian state prosecutor's office and Carabinieri police in Foggia placed two farm businessmen on house arrest as part of an anti-gangmaster operation. The two men are accused of exploitation of irregular labor.
From Turkey to the Horn of Africa, refugees are in dire need of permanent resettlement. The UNHCR said there "simply has to be more equitable sharing of responsibility for global crises."
The global organization's comments come after the arrest of German captain Carola Rackete. The 31-year-old contravened Italian law when landing with 42 rescued passengers last week.
The Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms on Sunday said it had identified a fishing boat with more than 40 migrants in a state of severe dehydration near Lampedusa. Italian police and coast guard accompanied the boat to the tiny Ital1
Italy's ombudsman for the rights of detainees has said that some 2,839 foreign nationals were repatriated from the country in the first 6 months of 2019 and that roughly 5,600-6,000 are expected to be repatriated by the end of the y1