Italy's government on Monday passed a decree aimed at overcoming court objections to its flagship immigration plan that is aimed at deterring boat migrants by sending them to detention camps in Albania.

Italy’s government has declared 19 countries safe for migrants as part of a new law designed to salvage its €670 million plan to process asylum seekers in Albania. In an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday night,

On Monday, Italy's council of ministers met to approve a new decree that allows for a list of safe countries to be updated every six months, and also permits a court of appeal to look again at rulings that send asylum-seekers back to Italy. "We will continue to work tirelessly to defend our borders," Meloni said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is pushing through new legislation to salvage its controversial plan to curb undocumented migration, after a court blocked a project to divert asylum seekers to Albania.

Italy's hard-right government passed a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias.