Migrants protest at a reception center on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy. Thousands of migrants and refugees have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa this week after crossing the Mediterranean Sea on small unseaworthy boats from Tunisia, overwhelming local authorities and aid organizations.
Migrants at the Lampedusa Island, Italy.
Italian carabinieri police speak to migrants protesting at a reception center on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
Italian Coast Guard personnel prepare to tow boats used to carry migrants, near the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
An Italian Coast Guard boat carries rescued migrants as they arrive navigate towards the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
Rescued migrants sit in a boat of the Italian Finance Police before disembarking at the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
Italian Finance Police stand in front of migrants demonstrating ahead of a visit by President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in Italy.
Italian-Ivorian lawmaker Aboubakar Soumahoro, left, speaks to migrants protesting at a reception center on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
An army officer closes the gate of a migrant a reception center as migrants sit inside, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy.
