Overview

• Italy's highest appeals court has ruled that the government must compensate Eritrean migrants stranded for 10 days on a coast guard vessel in 2018 due to Matteo Salvini's anti-migration policies.
• The Court of Cassation overturned previous rulings and sent the case to a lower court to determine the exact amount of compensation owed to the migrants.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the decision as 'frustrating,' arguing it misuses taxpayer money and undermines public trust in institutions.
• Deputy Prime Minister Salvini, who was interior minister at the time, called the ruling 'absurd,' defending his actions as necessary to protect Italy's borders.
• The ruling adds to ongoing tensions between the Meloni government and the judiciary, as the administration pursues controversial reforms and faces legal challenges to its migration policies.