Italy deporting hundreds of illegal immigrants to Libya
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Saying it has been overwhelmed by a sudden influx of illegal immigrants sailing across the Mediterranean, Italy has begun deporting hundreds of newly arrived people to Libya despite widespread condemnation of ...
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Italy's Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu welcomed a wide-ranging plan of action by Libya on fighting illegal immigration following his visit to Tripoli.
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The Italian government has asked Malta to take back the 97 illegal immigrants who, it insists, were re-routed to Sicily early on Saturday morning.
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Around 400 illegal immigrants flocked onto the Italian island of Lampedusa, bringing to more than 800 the number of boat-people landing on the tiny Mediterranean outpost in a 24-hour period, a coastguard ...
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Italy begins deporting immigrants directly from the island of Lampedusa, the first port of call for boats from North Africa.
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ROME, Oct. 5. - Italy has defended its new policy of airlifting illegal immigrants straight back to Libya the maoment they set foot on Italian soil as an âemergency measureâ.
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TUNISâA ship carrying illegal immigrants to Italy sank off Tunisia, killing at least 22 people and leaving another 42 missing, news reports said yesterday, sharpening the debate in Italy over how to deal with hundreds of people trying to slip into
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The UN demands access to hundreds of illegal migrants on Lampedusa as Italy continues to expel them by air.
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Italy resumed deportations to Libya on Wednesday, ignoring United Nations criticism of the airlift in its drive to deter would-be asylum seekers heading to its shores from Africa.
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Italian government hopes new deal with Libya will hold back thousands of migrants who try to cross sea
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The EU plans joint naval patrols with Libya to curb the flow of illegal immigrants to Malta and Italy.
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Italian authorities found a boatload of almost 500 illegal immigrants traveling from North Africa to Sicily, prompting the government to press Libya for more cooperation in fighting the flow of unlawful arrivals here.
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Around 400 illegal immigrants flocked onto the Italian island of Lampedusa, bringing to more than 800 the number of boat-people landing on the tiny Mediterranean outpost in a 24-hour period, a coastguard official said.
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Libya on Friday defended plans to carry out a massive expulsion of illegal immigrants, rejecting criticism from a human rights group that doing so would violate international law.
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Italy and Libya agree to mount joint patrols in the Mediterranean Sea to stop crossings by illegal immigrants.
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Defying criticism by human rights groups, Italy on Tuesday prepared to return to Libya hundreds of illegal immigrants who have landed on its southern shores in the past days.
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Italy resumed repatriating illegal immigrants to Libya on Wednesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi prepared to travel to the North African country for talks with leader Moammar Gadhafi.