EU Court Restricts Italy's Albania Migration Centers

EU Court Restricts Italy's Albania Migration Centers
Above: AAn entrance to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the European Quarter on Aug. 2, 2024. Image copyright: Daniel Karmann/Picture Alliance/Getty Images

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Left narrative

This ruling delivers crucial protection for asylum seekers against Italy's ruthless Albania scheme, rejecting arbitrary "safe country" designations that ignore the systematic persecution of minorities. The courts must now take it one step further to end once and for all these cruel offshore detention camps, where migrants face unlawful imprisonment and human rights violations.

Right narrative

Friday's ruling deals a devastating blow to national sovereignty. Unelected judges now dictate immigration policy, requiring impossible standards before countries can be deemed "safe." The perverse result? Any migrant claiming minority status becomes untouchable. Italy's innovative Albania solution lies in ruins, just as other nations prepared to follow suit.

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