{"id":2569148,"date":"2026-02-12T04:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italys-meloni-amps-up-illegal-immigration-enforcement-in-italy-with-naval-blockade\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:11:10","slug":"italys-meloni-amps-up-illegal-immigration-enforcement-in-italy-with-naval-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italys-meloni-amps-up-illegal-immigration-enforcement-in-italy-with-naval-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s Meloni amps up illegal immigration enforcement in Italy with \u2018naval blockade\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitalys-meloni-amps-up-illegal-immigration-enforcement-in-italy-with-naval-blockade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Italy&#8217;s government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni approved a migration bill aimed at strengthening the crackdown on illegal immigration and human traffickers. The measure would authorize naval blockades of boats carrying migrants to Italian shores,bolster border-control surveillance,and deepen cooperation with european Union agencies. If the bill passes both chambers\u2014the chamber of Deputies and the senate\u2014the government could deploy ships to patrol the coastline and bar migrant vessels from entering Italian waters for up to 30 days, with a possible maximum blockade of six months. The move comes amid EU reforms intended to speed up asylum procedures and allow deportations to safe countries, a policy shift praised by Lena D\u00fcpont of Germany\u2019s European People\u2019s Party. Meloni has framed the legislation as a meaningful step in curbing mass illegal immigration, a priority in Italy, which reports a high number of irregular migrants in Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Italy&rsquo;s Meloni amps up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-guilty-of-dui-assault-will-not-be-deported-under-biden-plan\/\" title=\"... Guilty of DUI, Assault Will Not Be Deported Under Biden Plan\">illegal immigration enforcement<\/a> in Italy with &lsquo;naval blockade&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502279\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Italian Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/giorgia-meloni\/\">Giorgia Meloni&rsquo;s<\/a> coalition government approved legislation that would increase the country&rsquo;s efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">curb illegal immigration<\/a>. Among the approved activities in the bill is a proposal to implement &ldquo;naval blockades&rdquo; for boats, ships, and vessels carrying <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrants<\/a> to Italian shores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new migration legislation would also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enhance border control surveillance operations<\/a> and strengthen cooperative efforts with European Union agencies, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455596\/jayapal-bondi-epstein-files-search-history\/\">Jayapal outraged after Bondi seen with &#8216;burn book&#8217; of her Epstein files search history<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4455442\/what-to-know-transgender-suspect-canada-school-shooting\/\">What to know about transgender suspect in British Columbia school shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455570\/six-republicans-vote-against-trump-canada-tariffs\/\">Who are the six Republicans who voted against Trump&rsquo;s Canada tariffs?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">Oggi il Governo ha approvato un provvedimento molto significativo per rafforzare il contrasto all&rsquo;immigrazione illegale di massa e ai trafficanti di esseri umani. Ascoltate. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WijEHfvyXq\">pic.twitter.com\/WijEHfvyXq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiorgiaMeloni\/status\/2021716943133081894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The bill heads for debate in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/italy\/\">Italy&rsquo;s<\/a> Chamber of Deputies and Senate. If the bicameral legislature approves the legislation, it will become law. Incidentally, the new legislation introduced by Meloni&rsquo;s government comes a day after European Union reforms on migration and asylum, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migration-brussels-deportation-5b3087e8d751a7d102f6624bd0a65c51\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A key component of the EU&rsquo;s new immigration policies is to ease laws governing asylum refusals across the continent. It also permits European nations to deport migrants from a country deemed &ldquo;safe,&rdquo; or to apply for asylum in a country not in the EU, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are delivering another key building block for a functioning, credible asylum system,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migration-brussels-deportation-5b3087e8d751a7d102f6624bd0a65c51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Lena D&uuml;pont, a legislator from Germany&rsquo;s European People&rsquo;s Party, regarding the EU&rsquo;s new migration policies. &ldquo;By enabling manifestly unfounded asylum applications to be rejected more quickly and efficiently in the future, we are speeding up asylum procedures, relieving the burden on member state systems, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-or-villain-supporters-rally-around-doctor-facing-federal-charges-over-fake-vaccine-cards\/\" title=\"Hero or Villain? Supporters Rally Around Doctor Facing Federal Charges Over Fake Vaccine Cards\">helping people avoid<\/a> being stuck in legal limbo for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the new law would allow Italy&rsquo;s government to deploy ships to patrol Italy&rsquo;s coastline for migrants seeking to enter the country illegally on vessels considered to be a serious threat &ldquo;to public order or national security.&rdquo; Italy would be allowed to prohibit migrant ships from entering Italian waters for up to 30 days, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported. The overall &ldquo;blockade&rdquo; would be allowed to be extended for a maximum period of six months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4453263\/nato-reshuffles-top-leadership-spots-us-retains-top-military-post\/\"><strong>NATO RESHUFFLES TOP LEADERSHIP SPOTS BUT US RETAINS TOP MILITARY POST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would also be possible to stop the ships from entering Italian waters in the case of a drastic influx in migrants that could jeopardize the secure management of borders,&rdquo; said the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal immigration has become a serious problem in the country, and Meloni made it a staple of her campaign to crack down on those entering the country illegally. Italy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1084824\/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy\/?srsltid=AfmBOopiB2NAiDR4bM8WLDhb-JM9sj5JJc4REloH6_NqOtu7vqRxRjlx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> has the second-highest total of illegal immigrants in Europe. Meloni touted Italy&rsquo;s newly proposed policies, calling them &ldquo;significant&rdquo; in helping curb illegal immigration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today the Government approved a very significant measure to strengthen the fight against mass illegal immigration and human traffickers,&rdquo; Meloni <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/giorgiameloni\/status\/2021716943133081894?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meloni widens Italy&#8217;s crackdown with naval blockades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2569149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25079359679883.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3813,14683,18372,73642],"class_list":["post-2569148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-immigration","tag-italy","tag-meloni","tag-naval-blockade-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP25079359679883.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569152,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569148\/revisions\/2569152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}