On October 1, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) decided that EU member states can impose prison sentences on migrants who reenter the country illegally after having received an entry ban. The case concerned Mr. Celaj, an Albanian migrant who had been deported from Italy and prohibited from returning for a period of three years. Having moved back to Italy in violation of the order, Italian authorities sought to impose a prison sentence on the basis of applicable Italian legislation, and asked the Court to confirm its compatibility with EU Law, namely the Return Directive (directive) which establishes “common standards and procedures to be applied in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals.” The Court noted that the directive does not preclude member states from treating the violation of a reentry ban as a criminal offense and attaching criminal sanctions. It further stated that “the implementation of a return policy is an integral part of the development, by the European Union, of a common immigration policy aimed at ensuring, inter alia, the prevention of illegal immigration and enhanced measures to combat it.”