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Migrants wait at the port after arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Italy unveiled tough rules to deter migrants after record boat crossings from North Africa to Lampedusa saw the country's southernmost tip overwhelmed with new arrivals.

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Italy cracks down on migrants as Meloni calls for a naval blockade off North Africa

9:03pm September 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

The measures approved by the Cabinet focused on migrants who don't qualify for asylum and are slated to be repatriated to their home countries.

Far-right party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni speaks to the media at her party's electoral headquarters in Rome on Sunday.

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Italy is set to usher in its first far-right government since World War II

9:16pm September 25, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party is on track to be the biggest party in parliament, according to early projections based on vote counts.