Hubs

Within the new Roadmap submitted by the Italian Ministry of Interiors, hubs are conceived as large, regional or interregional centres to be used in the early phases of reception for migrants who have expressed the will to request protection. These facilities will be created by converting former Accommodation Centres for Asylum Seekers (CARAs) and First Reception Centres (CDA). They will basically function as short-term facilities for registration, identification and formalizing of asylum requests, followed by transfer to second phase reception in facilities that are part of the SPRAR network. Since hubs provide unlimited accommodation time, they are at risk of presenting the same uncertainties as the current reception system.