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    Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Investigated After Migrants Kept Aboard Ship For 6 Days

    After six days, Matteo Salvini announced Saturday he would allow migrants off a ship docked in Sicily. He is now under investigation for his role in the migrants' detention.
    by Gabriela Saldivia Aug 26, 2018 2 minutes
    An official wearing a protective suit gestures towards migrants as they sit on the deck of the Italian Coast Guard vessel the Ubaldo Diciotti in the Sicilian port of Catania, as they wait to disembark following a rescue operation at sea.

    After six days, 134 migrants were allowed to disembark an Italian coastguard vessel docked in Sicily.

    Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini refused to let the migrants off the boat until he was assured other European nations would help by taking in some of the migrants.

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