(ANSAmed) - Rome, January 3 - The interior ministry has
ordered a clampdown on irregular migrants in Italy with
heightened controls and more expulsions, sources said on
Tuesday.
The new provisions come as the government considers
establishing identification and expulsion centres (CIE) in every
region.
Italy currently has 10 CIEs, of which only four are
operating.
The plan is to speed up rennovations already underway and use
military barracks when necessary.
The Italian authorities also aim to reach new bilateral
agreements with African countries.
To this end Interior Minister Marco Minniti is to travel to
Tunisia on Wednesday before transferring to Malta in order to
obtain a rapid green light for repatriations.
There are also plans to alter the crime of illegal
immigration in order to avoid suspects remaining in Italy until
the end of legal proceedings against them. (ANSAmed).
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