ROME, July 8 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing party presented a draft bill on Wednesday to promote the repatriation of convicted foreign offenders and make it easier to strip them of Italian citizenship.
• Under the proposal, all non-EU nationals sentenced to more than one year in prison would be deported to their home countries, regardless of whether they consent.
• During a press conference in parliament, members of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party said deportations would take place under bilateral agreements to be negotiated with the countries concerned.
• Offenders would have only limited grounds to challenge deportation, including the risk of inhuman treatment or the death penalty in their home country.
• Repatriated prisoners would be barred from returning to Italy.
• Brothers of Italy lawmaker Sara Kelany said the proposal would also broaden the range of offences that could lead to the revocation of Italian citizenship for foreign-born offenders.
• Parliament is separately discussing a proposal by coalition partner the League that would tighten citizenship requirements and make it easier to lose Italian nationality.
• With a parliamentary election due next year, the League and Brothers of Italy are facing pressure from Futuro Nazionale, an emerging far-right anti-immigration movement that polls suggest is drawing support away from both parties.
(Reporting by Angelo AmanteEditing by Gareth Jones )
