The 'Salvini decree' on
migration and security is made up of 42 articles.
The first 16 in the draft that went into Monday's cabinet
meeting featured measures regarding the granting of residence
permits, international protection status and citizenship.
PERMITS. The residence permit for humanitarian reasons is
scrapped and replaced by 'special permits'. These can be granted
to victims of serious exploitation, victims of domestic
violence, people whose country of origin has been hit by
disaster, people needing medical treatment and those who have
performed acts of high civic value.
REVOKING ASYLUM. The decree extends the scope to deny or
revoke international protection status for people who have
committed crimes of sexual violence, serious bodily harm,
violence against a public official, aggravated robbery, and drug
trafficking. Furthermore, asylum applications can be suspended
if a person is considered socially dangerous or has been
convicted in a first-instance trial.
LONGER STAYS AT REPATRIATION CENTRES. The maximum length of a
stay at a repatriation centre (CPR) goes from three to six
months to make it easier to deport migrants who do not have the
right to stay. The decree also stipulates that the centres
should be renovated and more CPRs built. Interior Minister
Matteo Salvini has said several times that he wants one in every
region. If a CPR is overcrowded, migrants awaiting
identification can also be hosted at difference facilities.
REPATRIATION FUND. The decree allocates 500,000 euros to
beefing up repatriation activities in 2018, with 1.5 million
more for 2019 and 2020 each.
CITIZENSHIP REVOKED FOR TERROR CRIMES. Italian citizenship is
to be revoked for people convicted of terrorism felonies.
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