Migrant health trumps expulsion - Court

(ANSA) - Rome, June 27 - Italy's supreme Court of Cassation on Monday ruled that migrants who need specific post-operative healthcare treatments can stay in Italy without risking expulsion and without a specific stay permit for health reasons.
    The Court ruled on an appeal brought by a Peruvian woman who was served with an expulsion order validated by a justice of the peace in Rome last year for not requesting a specific stay permit for health reasons, despite her need for post-operative care following a complicated operation.
    In its ruling the Court said guaranteeing a foreign citizen's fundamental right to health while in Italy prevents expulsion.