But on Friday, a judge in Catania released a detained illegal immigrant from Tunisia, ruling that a government decree in September requiring illegal immigrants to pay a €5,000 bail to avoid being taken to a detention center was in breach of EU and Italian law. acts.
Meloni took to social media today to say she was shocked by the verdict. The judge “released the illegal immigrant who already has a deportation order, single-handedly declaring Tunisia an unsafe country (..) and opposing the measures of the democratically elected government,” writes Meloni.
The government has sought to speed up deportations and has set up an expedited repatriation center in the Sicilian town of Pocallo to hold recently arrived migrants from Tunisia and Egypt, both of which have agreements with Italy to help expedite deportations. Rome considers Tunisia a safe country whose citizens are not fleeing war or persecution, so illegal immigrants from the country rarely qualify for international protection.
A judge ruled the government’s decree illegal because it prevented asylum claims from illegal immigrants from safe countries from being assessed on an individual basis. In addition, the judge found that the decree does not allow third parties, such as aid organizations, to pay the €5,000 bail on behalf of the migrant, as allowed by European Union law.
Report an error in the article
Highlight the incorrect text and press Ctrl+Enter.
Mark the wrong text and report it!
2023-10-02 20:00:56
#Italian #prime #minister #criticizes #court #interfering #governments #competence
