EU pledges crackdown on brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian island
The Statesman|September 18, 2023
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of irregular migrants and a crackdown on the “brutal business” of migrant smuggling Sunday during a visit with Italy’s premier to a tiny fishing island overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in a single day this week.
EU pledges crackdown on brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian island

“We will decide who comes to the European Union, and under what circumstances. Not the smugglers,’' von der Leyen declared after touring the island’s hotspot. The Red Cross said 1,500 migrants remained in the center built to accomodate hundreds.

Tensions have spiked on the island, which is closer to Tunisia than the Italian mainland, with residents expressing impatience with the constant flow of migrants trying to reach Europe from North Africa arriving on their shores ~ not just this week but for decades.

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