# Italy migration policy reforms > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italy-migration-policy-reforms > Updated: 2026-08-06T00:02:38.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2. In early August 2026 the Italian cabinet approved a decree allowing police limited use of facial‑recognition technology to counter serious threats such as terrorism and to locate missing persons, with judicial oversight. The same announcement highlighted a sharp improvement in Italy’s migration balance, as net out‑migration fell and foreign nationals continued to drive a positive net flow, prompting criticism from Spain’s foreign minister. A few days later, the Italian Parliament passed a comprehensive migration‑justice decree that implements the EU migration pact. The law tightens asylum procedures, expands border checks and health screenings for sea‑rescued migrants, and enlarges detention facilities. It also introduces new restrictions on work for asylum seekers and reforms the justice system, including changes to the state exam for lawyers and longer magistrate assignments. Together, the two measures signal a coordinated push by the Meloni government to strengthen migration control while introducing new security tools. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-06: Italy Parliament Passes Migration‑Justice Decree Italy's parliament approved a migration‑justice decree, tightening asylum rules, extending migrant detention facilities, and overhauling the lawyer exam and magistrate assignments. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italy-parliament-passes-migrationjustice-decree ### 2026-08-03: Italy approves facial‑recognition police decree as migration figures improve Italy passes a facial‑recognition police decree with strict limits and judicial oversight, while migration data show fewer Italians emigrating and a positive net balance driven by foreign arrivals; Spain’s FM Á 12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italy-records-drop-in-emigration-and-surge-in-internal-moves-in-2025 --- Cite as: Italy migration policy reforms. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italy-migration-policy-reforms