Lampedusa

The group, led by Denmark, supports Italy’s controversial model based on sending asylum seekers to Albania. The petition comes shortly before European elections at a time when immigration has become a hot button issue

Gonzalo Orquín — a Spanish artist based in Rome — portrays the migratory phenomenon through his realistic paintings, depicting the men and women who try to reach Europe by land and sea

The visit came as Europe’s migrant dilemma is again in headlines, after the Italian island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed last week by nearly 7,000 migrants

The Italian island that has received 12,000 people in search of a new life this week is also home to a thriving leisure industry that welcomes 30,000 travelers every year

The southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed last week by a wave of arrivals from Tunisia, and the migration issue returned to center stage in Europe with talk of a naval blockade

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the creation of new Identification and Expulsion Centers after the island received a record-breaking 12,000 migrants in just four days

A record 20,000 people departed from the North African country in July alone

The Red Cross said in a statement that four people survived using inner tubes and managed to climb onto another empty vessel nearby

Migrant rescues have been criminalized, and new laws prevent humanitarian organizations from saving lives

The Italian Coast Guard said Monday evening that 35 migrant boats needed help and all arrived at the island of Lampedusa. All the vessels had set out from Tunisia

The tragedy on the Sicilian island in 2013 marked a turning point in Italy’s political discourse, but a decade later nothing has changed and 26,000 people have died in the Mediterranean

Rescue services continue to search for the bodies of immigrants killed in a tragedy that has claimed at least 63 lives, although the number is expected to increase