Albania

A committee of UK MPs has said there is “little evidence” Albanians face risk of persecution in their homeland, raising doubts about the future of many who have claimed asylum in Britain. Last year, 12,301 Albanians arrived in the UK…

UK Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has revealed that hundreds of Albanian migrants have been repatriated as part of a “gold-standard” deal with the government in Tirana. Jenrick, who initially suggested “thousands” had been removed,…

Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using shadow networks of Chinese money brokers. “Today’s raid…

Nearly 13,000 Albanians who entered the UK without valid visas breached the terms of their immigration bail, it was reported on Monday. Home Office data shows that in the 15 months to this March, 12,842 Albanians released from…

The UK Home Office is launching an advertising campaign to discourage Albanian migrants from traveling to Britain illegally via small boats. The scheme, which will use Facebook and Instagram, is the latest attempt by British authorities…