With support from the Italian government, two controversial migrant processing facilities have been constructed in Albania: a repatriation facility in Gjader and an unutilized facility in Shengjin.

Albania's Role in Italy's Migration Strategy A recent court ruling equates Albanian migrant centers with Italian repatriation facilities, influencing Italy's approach to asylum seekers.

Opposition MP demands answers after a visit to the Italian-run Repatriation and Detention Centre in Albania revealed that 16 out of 41 migrants sent there two weeks ago had gone.

But Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi branded the first Gjader's repatriation as a key step in the crackdown on irregular migration.

The facilities in Shengjin and Gjader were originally built to process asylum requests of people intercepted by Italy in the Mediterranean Sea.

SHENGJIN, Albania -- Italian authorities on Friday transferred 40 migrants with no permission to remain in the country to Italian-run migration detention centers in Albania.

The Italian government has sent 40 asylum seekers who are awaiting deportation to Albania. They will be kept in Italian-run detention centres until they ...

Like many governments across the EU, Italy has spent years tying itself in knots on asylum. By trying to appear “tough,” they’ve only abused people while embarrassing themselves and wasting ...

Italy will transform a detention centre it built in Albania for sea migrants into a repatriation hub for failed asylum seekers, in a bid to overcome judicial hurdles that have prevented use of the ...

Gjader, a former Albanian Air Force base, has been restored by the Italian Army Corps of Engineers to host three units of migrants returned from the EU nation: a detention center for asylum-seekers, a ...

One year after Albania's parliament ratified the country's migration centers deal with Italy, the two migrant holding centers constructed in Shengjin and Gjader stand completely empty. What ...