UN Puts Pressure on Italy Over Migrant Detainees in Lampedusa

The United Nations has stepped up pressure on Italy concerning the detention of more than 2,000 migrants being held at a center on a southern island.

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees the detention center had a capacity for 850 migrants and the overcrowding has forced many to sleep outside.

Italy had originally set up the detention center on Lampedusa to house migrants rescued at sea while arrangements were made to move them into southern sections of the country. Last month that policy changed and Italy declared all migrants would remain on Lampedusa while their asylum bids were considered.

Many of the migrants on Lampedusa were rescued at sea as they made the dangerous journey from Africa. Last year nearly 32,000 immigrants spent time in the detention center on Lampedusa and with Italy’s change in policy the UNHCR has warned the overcrowding was “creating a humanitarian situation of concern.”

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