Italy Blocks Germany’s First Illegal Immigrant Returns Under New EU Asylum Rules
Rome said German NGOs have brought 22,500 illegal migrants to its shores since late 2022.
TL;DR
- Germany's effort to return illegal migrants to Italy failed.
- Rome formally refused to take back migrants.
- This dispute occurs two months after new EU asylum rules took effect.
- The first transfer, of a Somali woman, did not occur.
- The woman had entered Italy, then Germany, and was taken in by a church facility.
- The church stated she would remain until Berlin abandons the return plan.