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Migrants, intercepted in Italian waters, disembark after a ship carrying 49 migrants according to Italian authorities, arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin, days after Italy resumed following a months-long pause, the transfer of asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour in a controversial programme that is under judicial review, on January 28, 2025. The Italian Prime Minister signed a deal with her Albanian counterpart in November 2023 to open two Italian-run centres across the Adriatic in Albania, to process some migrants rescued by Italian authorities in the Central Mediterranean. The centres first became operational in October but judges ruled against the detentions of the first two groups of men transferred there, who were instead sent to Italy. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP) (Photo by ADNAN BECI/AFP via Getty Images)