A recent ruling by an Italian court has halted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s controversial plan to process asylum applications in Albania. The court granted freedom to seven migrants from Egypt and Bangladesh, who had been detained in Albania after being rescued at sea. This is the second time the court rejected Meloni’s initiative, which aimed to expedite applications for up to 36,000 migrants annually outside EU borders. The decision has sparked a heated debate between the government and judiciary, with critics arguing it threatens the rule of law and raises concerns over costs and human rights for each migrant.