Immigration Report: All the Numbers from Meloni Government Results

According to Il Giornale, figures from the Immigration Department of Fratelli d’Italia show a 43 percent drop in migrant landings during the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2022. Arrivals in 2024 and 2025 fell by 57 percent compared to 2023, and by 36 percent compared to 2022.

Deportations rose by 50 percent in 2025 relative to 2022. From January to April 2026 alone, Italy carried out 2,967 repatriations, including a 28 percent increase in forced returns and a 69 percent rise in assisted voluntary returns compared to the same period in 2025.

The figures represent a sharp reversal from 2023, when Italy was still dealing with the legacy of previous administrations. That year saw 157,661 illegal arrivals. By May 2026, the total stood at just 9,572. The ratio of deportations to arrivals climbed to 34.8 percent this year, a 53.5 percent improvement over the previous year.

Lucio Malan, president of the Fratelli d’Italia Senate group, addressed the results at a press conference held at Montecitorio. He stated that Italy must defend its borders in the name of legality. The event was organized to present what Giovanni Donzelli, the party’s organizational chief, described as a truth operation on immigration against the lies of the left.

Sara Kelany, head of the party’s Immigration Department, said the numbers shatter the rhetoric. She credited a muscular approach to irregular migration for the results and noted that Europe has shifted toward Italian policies, not only due to the authority of the prime minister but also thanks to the outcomes achieved. Under the left, Kelany remarked, Italy had open ports and uncontrolled immigration, with those governments expecting other European countries to shoulder Italy’s failures. Under Meloni, she said, all of that has changed.

European Union Immigration Commissioner Magnus Brunner acknowledged Italy’s role in changing the European paradigm. He announced that Parliament and member states had reached agreement on new deportation rules, a key element of a more effective European migration and asylum policy. Brunner called it one of the top priorities of the current Commission and expressed pride in what had been accomplished. Among the photos he published was one showing a handshake with Giorgia Meloni.

The Meloni government has faced resistance from pro-immigration advocates who attempted to sabotage policies aimed at restoring legality. The administration has pursued high-impact measures to manage both incoming flows and outgoing deportations, with results now clearly visible in the data.

With information from Il Giornale