Shëngjin, Albania
Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)
Custodial Authority: Italian Ministry of Interior
Management: Not Available
Detains: Adult men
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The Italian Migrant Processing Centre located at Albania's Port Shengjin is one of two offsite detention sites that began operating in October 2024 with the aim of providing "temporary shelter" for asylum seekers transferred from detention centres in Italy while their asylum claims are processed. Italy finances operations at the sites, which are under Italian legal jurisdiction, while Albania provides the external security.
"ANSA (2025/03/26)
The Italian government intends to use facilities it opened last October in Albania for the fast-track processing of asylum seekers into repatriation centers, after Italian courts repeatedly blocked the [...]
Country: Albania
City & Region: Shëngjin, Albania, Europe
Latitude, Longitude: 41.81524657228924, 19.588265816979707
