Italy Italy's Northern League pledges mass migrant deportations Analysts doubt viability of far-right plan but it highlights nature of pre-election debate Migrants queue up after arriving by boat in Salerno, Italy. Photograph: Rex/ShutterstockItaly’s far-right Northern League has promised to introduce mass deportations of asylum seekers to Africa as part of a radical reshaping of migration policies if it wins next month’s elections. Analysts have said they doubt the plan is realistic, and that the prospect of mass deportations in Europe would cause an uproar in Brussels. It has been assumed that Forza Italia would emerge as the most powerful party within the coalition after the election. Matteo Salvini, leader of the Northern League.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 09:22 UTC