French magistrates have opened an inquiry into “involuntary manslaughter” after a man trying to cross into France from Italy died of hypothermia. The movement of people across the border has been causing conflict between Italy and France since early 2011. Matteo Salvini, the Italian interior minister, on Thursday accused France of sending more than 60,000 people, including women and children, back to Italy. He also accused French border police of holding up Italian trains with lengthy onboard immigration checks. While it is illegal to send back minors, France is not breaking the law by returning people whose first EU landing point was Italy.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 14:10 UTC