She called a government meeting for next Monday.
Although the EU says illegal migration has dropped this year – by 64% via the Central Mediterranean route – governments across Europe are under pressure to limit arrivals.
Italy’s agreement with Albania aims to process and then repatriate approximately 3,000 illegal migrants rescued from the Mediterranean each month in two camps.
However, the estimated cost of €800m (£666m) was met with criticism from opposition leaders such as Elly Schlein of the Democratic Party, who said it could have been spent on health care.
The deal does not cover women or children, and the first group of men arrived in Albania on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy ship, three days after they joined a group of 85 people taken to sea.
There were 10 Bangladeshi and six Egyptian men on board the Libra, but the number was quickly reduced from 16 to 12 because screening showed that two were children and two were vulnerable.