Italian officials say their government has told the European Commission in Brussels it is considering stopping ships that are not Italian-registered from disembarking at its ports migrants who were rescued while trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya. The dramatic move comes after nearly 11,000 asylum-seekers and economic migrants, mainly from African nations, arrived on Italian…
Italy Threatens to Block Ships Carrying Migrants
![](https://tennesseestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Germany_refugees.jpg)