The CARA Mineo, on the island of Sicily, was officially closed Tuesday. It was once Europe’s largest holding area for asylum seekers and foreign migrants. At one time, more than 4,100 people lived at the center. That was five years ago. In March of 2018, when Italy’s current government came to power, the number was down to about 2,500 people. The remaining occupants were moved to a camp in Calabria. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini praised the move to close the CARA Mineo. He said police investigators had discovered the activity of what he called “mafias, not only Italian but also Nigerian” based there. After visiting the now empty camp, Salvini said that the local population would no longer have to fear criminal acts by migrants. The number of migrants trying to get to Italy has been rising, and Salvini is feeling a lot of pressure.