US EditionAsylum Seekers In Italy Told To Pay $5,259 To Avoid Detention
- Italy is implementing a new policy requiring failed asylum seekers to pay a £5,000 deposit to avoid being detained during their appeal process.
- The bond, amounting to £4,938, will be held for up to four weeks. After this period, asylum seekers must demonstrate that they have suitable housing and enough financial resources to sustain themselves and return to their home country if necessary.
- Human rights groups criticize the high fee, claiming that it is a way for the Meloni government to normalize detention for migrants. Over 50% of the approximately 50,000 asylum requests assessed in Italy were rejected in 2022.
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Asylum seekers in Italy told to pay to avoid detention
Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay €4,938 ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said on Friday, in a measure apparently aimed at deterring migrants.
Italy is further tightening its refugee policy. For example, rejected migrants will have to pay a deposit of 5,000 euros in future to avoid deportation detention. Germany's aid for refugees is also causing annoyance in Rome. [more]
Italy tells asylum seekers to pay €5,000 to avoid detention
Italy will ask failed asylum seekers to pay a €5,000 deposit to avoid being thrown into detention centres while their appeal against the asylum rejection is decided.The bond was announced in an official decree published by the country’s Interior Ministry on Friday, which came as Giorgia Meloni’s government also significantly increased the amount of time...
In recent days, thousands of people have come to Italy by boat along the risky Mediterranean route. The country now wants to take strict measures. After the deportation detention has already been extended, migrants are asked to pay.
If you don't want to be detained, you have to pay: Italy is tightening the conditions for migrants without asylum claims. The measure is also intended to cover the costs of repatriation.
Pay or sit down: Refugees with no prospect of asylum should deposit 4938 euros in future if they file an appeal against their refusal. Otherwise, they will have to go to deportation detention.
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