article_snippet: It means that if they are caught trying to return to Britain, they are not sent back to they birth country but to the European state that gave they they first asylum-seeking status.
article_snippet: The report told how many of the illegal immigrants – and some who had outstayed the illegal immigrants – student visas – were told to make the illegal immigrants – way to Italy to apply for asylum.
article_snippet: Once there the illegal immigrants – are fingerprinted and are able to gain immigration status, allowing the illegal immigrants – to lengthen the illegal immigrants – stay in Europe.
article_snippet: only face being returned to Italy or other European countries rather than the illegal immigrants – countries of origin.
article_snippet: Many illegal immigrants were told to make Many illegal immigrants way to Italy to apply for asylum .
article_snippet: In 2006, Italy announced Italy would grant citizenship to immigrants who had stayed in the country for five years.
article_snippet: However, Italy emerged that from January to August last year, 140,000 illegal immigrants had entered Europe via Italy.
highlights_snippet: Take illegal immigrants elsewhere in Europe to gain legitimate status paperwork .
  
highlights_snippet: If caught heading back to UK will be sent back to European state .
  