Rescue boats filled with stranded refugees are being ordered to vacate a Sicilian port. Italian authorities allowed vulnerable passengers, including pregnant women and unaccompanied minors, to disembark, but forced others to stay onboard. Advocates argue that Italy’s far-right-led government is breaking international law. As John Last reports from Padua, a court may soon determine whether some asylum seekers will have to stay adrift at sea.
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