00:00Italy approves a new decree to use Albanian migration centres as repatriation hubs.
00:08Under the new decree, two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy
00:15had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order.
00:20The Albanian centres have barely been used since opening in October
00:25because of legal issues and strong opposition from human rights groups
00:30who say they break international laws and endanger migrants' rights.
00:35The centres were originally intended for processing non-vulnerable migrants
00:40rescued in international waters.
00:43The project, led by Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni's conservative government,
00:48has cost nearly 800 million euros over a five-year investment.
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