According to the contribution of the EASO Courts and Tribunals Network:

Legislative Decree 113/2018 on public security and immigration entered into force in Italy on 5 October 2018. Better known as the Salvini decree after the man behind it, former Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini, it became law at the end of November 2018 and has a wide-ranging impact on how asylum seekers in Italy are accommodated.

Asylum seekers transferred to Italy in Dublin cases are now no longer entitled to be admitted to a reception centre classified under the SPRAR (Sistema di protezione per richiedenti asilo e rifugiati – Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees). As well as integration services, the idea behind these smaller “second-line” centres also encompasses measures for caring for particularly vulnerable asylum seekers, especially families with children and people with severe health problems. However, the Salvini decree restricts Dublin returnees to finding accommodation in the large first-line initial reception centres or in temporary emergency centres.

In its judgment E-962/2019, the Federal Administrative Court (FAC) has concluded that the entry into force of the new law means that the Italian asylum system now presents asylum seekers with additional obstacles that make it harder for them to begin proceedings immediately and access support services. Standards also vary greatly from region to region. Conditions in the centres have deteriorated across the board, particularly for vulnerable and traumatised people.

Nevertheless, the court believes that access to asylum proceedings is guaranteed in Italy as a basic principle, even if there can be delays. Basic care during asylum proceedings is ensured despite conditions at the individual sites varying considerably. The FAC has reached the conclusion that the Italian asylum system has no systemic weaknesses, including following the Salvini decree, meaning that transfers under the Dublin procedure are still permissible as a basic principle.

However, the court has opted to impose restrictions in the case of families and seriously ill asylum seekers, for whom Dublin transfers to Italy will only be permitted again if the Italian authorities give individual guarantees of adequate care and accommodation in advance.

The SEM decision was annuled and teh acse was sent back for re-examination, especially for SEM to investigate and research information on the concrete and effeftive conditions of reception in Italy for families , prior to taking a new decision, Moreover, SEM shoudl analyse the situation in light of the medical situation of the applicant, and taking into account that she was victim of domestic violence and human trafficking.