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Starmer Announces Migration ‘Return Hubs’ on Albania Visit, but Albania Doesn’t Want Them – What’s Going On?

  • During his visit to Albania in May 2025, UK leader Keir Starmer unveiled plans to create overseas return centers for asylum seekers who have had their applications denied.
  • The plan follows Starmer scrapping the previous Rwanda scheme and aims to manage illegal immigration by sending failed asylum seekers abroad, but Albania rejected hosting such hubs due to an existing Italy-Albania arrangement.
  • Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama emphasized Albania's loyalty to the 2023 Italy deal, which hosts two Italian processing centers, and publicly declined any UK proposal for return hubs.
  • Starmer revealed that the UK has initiated official discussions with multiple nations about establishing return hubs aimed at facilitating efficient deportations and lowering expenses, cautioning that without immigration controls, the UK could become an "island of strangers."
  • Albania's refusal highlights diplomatic and legal challenges for the UK’s migration strategy and suggests continued efforts to deepen cooperation with the Western Balkans on migration and security.
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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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