The Italian government has introduced new legislation to streamline the deportation of migrants to designated 'safe countries.

' This move aims to bypass previous judicial obstacles and align with European Union guidelines.

The list of safe countries has been reduced from 22 to 19, excluding Cameroon, Colombia, and Nigeria, following a European Court ruling that questioned the safety of these regions.

The updated list now includes countries like Albania, Egypt, and Tunisia, among others.

This legislative change seeks to provide a more robust legal framework for immediate deportations, countering the high rate of judicial rejections of migrant detentions.

The government emphasizes that the new list will be periodically reviewed to ensure compliance with international safety standards.