Written by: Ikramuddin Focal Person Ministary of Overseas Italy
The Italian cabinet has approved a very important and strict Security Decree on February 12, 2026, which will completely change the rights of foreigners living in the country and their deportation laws. This bill has come into force as soon as it is issued under the “Decree-Law”. Under this new law, foreigners will no longer be subject to a major crime for deportation, but deportation has also been authorized on the basis of minor crimes. Now, if a foreigner is found involved in a fight outside a public place such as a park, bus station or a club, he will be immediately considered a security threat and his stay permit can be revoked. Similarly, those who pickpocket in trains, buses, snatch mobile phones or commit financial fraud with senior citizens will no longer be given any legal right to stay in Italy. In short, the police will now be able to evict any foreigner who disturbs public order to any degree.
Another serious aspect of the bill is the criminalization of protests and roadblocks. Now, the methods of protest are directly linked to your legal residence. If a foreigner blocks a road or sits on train tracks during a protest, he will be arrested as a serious criminal offense, not just an administrative error, and his ‘permiso di soggiorno’ will be immediately revoked without warning. In addition, any disobedience within the deportation centers, the repatriation centers (CPR), will now be considered a “rebellion”. Even if a foreigner sits in a group and refuses to obey the orders of the staff or boycotts food, he will be considered “silent resistance” and given an additional several years in prison so that the deportation process does not get in the way.
There have been major changes to the asylum system, and although Pakistan is not yet on the official list of ‘safe countries’, the government is introducing new laws to prevent asylum abuse. A ‘fast track’ procedure can now be adopted for dubious asylum applications, under which the case will be decided quickly and the path to deportation will be paved. Judges now have the power to reject applications that do not appear to be on solid grounds outright and transfer the individuals concerned to CPR. At the same time, the police have been given the power under DASPO Urbano to remove anyone from stations, hospitals or tourist sites simply on the basis of public order concerns or suspicions, and the process of arrest and deportation can begin for those who violate the order. This is the government’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, in which the slightest violation of the law can threaten your future, so being extremely careful in the current circumstances is the only way out.”
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