Italy has rejected a record number of asylum applications, with 24,800 refused in the last four months.
The rejections were up 25% on the previous four months, from June to September 2018, and coincide with the bringing into law of the Salvini decree on immigration.
This decree suspends the asylum application process for individuals considered to be “socially dangerous” and also removes permission to remain for some of those denied formal refugee status but who are unable to return home.