EU Greenlights Offshore Migrant 'Return Hubs'
Lawmakers approved the measure by 418 votes to 218, expanding detention powers and letting EU states send rejected migrants to third-country hubs.
- On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a new migration law to speed up returns of rejected asylum seekers, passing the measure by 418 votes to 218, with 30 abstentions.
- The centre-right European People's Party secured the legislation's passage by aligning with right-wing groups, aiming to address the bloc's long-standing difficulties in enforcing return decisions.
- New rules allow member states to establish 'return hubs' in non-EU countries, while migrants may be held for up to 24 months with a possible six-month extension.
- Socialist and Democrats vice-president Ana Catarina Mendes argued the regulation risks normalizing 'legally questionable practices' previously considered unacceptable within the EU.
- Authorities will gain broader investigative powers and stricter entry bans rising to ten years or lifetime for security risks, reshaping enforcement mechanisms across member states.
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Historic Scenes in EU Parliament as Right-Wing MEPs Celebrate New Deportation Rules
The European Union on Wednesday, 17 June, took a major step towards addressing the issue of mass and illegal migration by approving the new Return Regulation, hailed by supporters as the toughest deportation framework in the bloc’s history to date. With 418 votes in favour, 218 against, and 30 abstentions, the right-wing majority in the European Parliament succeeded in pushing through the legislation, which forms part of the EU Migration and Asy…
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Geller ReportEurope Turns Trump: EU Approves Historic Mass-Deportation Law as Lawmakers Chant “SEND THEM BACK!”
The EU votes 418 – 218 in favour of the strictest mass deportation legislation in history. Return hubs will now be located outside the EU and home searches will be allowed by deportation teams The age of mass deportations has begun. European Union Overwhelmingly Approves Measure Easing Deportation of Illegals; Chamber Chants, ‘Send them back!’...
After a vote on tougher asylum laws, some MEPs shout in the choir: »Shut her back!« Swedish MP Abir Al-Sahlani replied that she had never felt so insecure in plenary.
MEPs approved stricter rules on the return of migrants without the right to reside in the EU.
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The EU Parliament has adopted stricter deportation rules and controversial return centres, which divides Parliament into two camps.
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