Italy accepts some migrants, not others

Italy yesterday readied to allow vulnerable migrants off a second charity rescue vessel in Sicily, but sources close to firebrand minister Matteo Salvini warned those not eligible to remain would be forced back into international waters. Minors and the sick were let off the German-flagged Humanity 1 in the early hours at the port of Catania, but 35 adult male migrants were refused permission to set foot on Italian soil, charity SOS Humanity said. Fellow humanitarian vessel Geo Barents said it too has been summoned so authorities could "evaluate vulnerable cases" among the 572 rescued people on board.