Today, Giorgia Meloni, in Parliament, reiterated that the Italian pilot migrant center in Albania received approval from Europe, while criticizing judges who have issued rulings that released migrants awaiting repatriation from Italian detention centers to Gjader, Albania. However, the Court of Appeal in Rome has delivered a significant blow to this narrative by questioning the legitimacy of the entire Italy-Albania protocol, which has been adapted by the government into a potential repatriation center.

In recent weeks, three rulings concerning the validation of the detention of three Moroccan citizens, already subject to expulsion decrees, highlighted the Rome court's concerns. The judges stated that the request for the validation of detention should not have been entertained given their doubts about the legitimacy of the protocol governing these processes. This legal development underscores a critical challenge to the government's approach to managing migrant detentions and the agreements in place with Albania.

The implications of this ruling may significantly affect the Italian government's immigration strategy, particularly its agreements with Albania that are currently positioned as a means to facilitate repatriations. With the court's questioning of the protocol's legitimacy, this situation could escalate further, leading to potential reforms in how migrant detentions and repatriation procedures are handled in Italy and possibly affecting broader European migrant policies.