The Italian Navy patrol vessel Cassiopea, carrying 49 migrants rescued over the weekend in international waters south of Lampedusa, has landed at the Albanian port of Shengjin. The ship entered the port at 7:30 am,

Italian Navy patrol vessel Cassiopea early on Tuesday reached the Albanian port of Shengjin with 49 migrants rescued over the weekend in international waters south of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.

New legislation passed in January requires Italian appeals courts to approve the detention of asylum seekers rather than special immigration services.

Italy resumed transferring migrants to processing centers in Albania, media reports said Tuesday. An Italian Navy ship, Cassiopea, arrived early at the Albanian port of Shengjin carrying 49 migrants rescued during the weekend from international waters south of Lampedusa,

An Italian navy ship carrying migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday (January 28), in an attempt by the Italian government to push ahead with a legally contested plan to relocate migrants to the neighboring country.

An Italian military ship docked Tuesday in the Albanian port of Shëngjin with 49 migrants intercepted at sea while trying to reach Italy, and will be interned in detention and expulsion centers built in Albania by the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni.