Samaneh Nasiri, an Afghan woman, arrived in Italy thanks to a humanitarian corridor and during a meeting in Rome she spoke about the initiative that gave her back freedom and a new life.
The opening of the new center is part of Italy's latest decree to deal with migration. The government hopes to send back people from these countries more quickly, via the new center.
Germany is seeing a shift in the language used around the country's migration policy, but how far does this reflect a social and political change?
Germany's Interior Ministry said the border controls were meant to "put maximum pressure on smugglers" and protect people.
The maritime rescue group has won the Right Livelihood Award for its life-saving missions helping imperiled migrants on the Mediterranean Sea.