Issuing of Humanitarian protection after the Salvini Decree? It's possible in some cases, court says
Italy’s top court has ruled that an asylum-seeker who filed his asylum application before the Salvini Decree went into effect — October 5, 2018 — could still get humanitarian protection as a result, if he meets the criteria. Quick facts on the ruling, which the Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Supreme Court of Cassation) published on February 19, 2019: If you applied for asylum before October 5, 2018, and you got a negative decision from the commission after October 5, 2018, and would like to appeal or are appealing, it’s a good idea to talk to a lawyer soon to see if this ruling could affect your case. The ruling does not apply to permesso renewals. It only applies to asylum applications. What did the Corte di Cassazione decide exactly? 🤔 We are all aware that the Salvini Decree (which went into effect October 5, 2018) ended humanitarian protection. But the Salvini Decree didn’t say when commissions should start applying the Salvini Decree rules. Commissions needed to kn