EU reaches deal on 'return hubs' for rejected asylum-seekers
- On Monday, European Union lawmakers and member-state negotiators reached a provisional deal allowing 'return hubs' in third countries to accelerate deportations of irregular migrants ordered to leave the bloc.
- Driven by political pressure and the need to improve a system where only around 28% of migrants ordered to leave currently depart, Brussels sought tougher measures to bring order to the bloc.
- New regulations extend maximum legal detention from six months to two years, authorize home searches compared by critics to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, and increase entry bans to ten years.
- Rights groups including the International Rescue Committee warned the deal creates a 'draconian detention and deportation system,' citing failures of similar offshore models like the UK-Rwanda plan that cost €830 million.
- The reform awaits formal approval by the European Parliament and member states before entering into force, with most measures applying immediately and others taking effect 12 months later to allow regulatory preparation.
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EU strikes deal to ramp up deportations
BRUSSELS -- The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and sign contentious deals to build detention centers abroad. Rights groups have criticized it, comparing the new regulations to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies.
HR groups warn that, under this legislation, migrants face the risk of being abused while trying to escape poverty and violence.
REMIGRATION: European Union Agrees To New Immigration Policies That Will See Failed ‘Asylum Seekers’ Sent to ‘Return Hubs’ in Outside Countries – Liberal Establishment Is Outraged * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
‘Human rights groups’ only care for migrants, damned be the native populations.
European Union to Send Migrants to 'Return Hubs'
The European Union reached a provisional deal that allows member states to send illegal immigrants to “return hubs” in countries outside of the EU. “The new regulation will speed up the return process and increase returns of persons who have no legal right to stay in the EU,” said Deputy Minister for Migration and International Protection of the Republic of Cyprus Nicholas Ioannides. “Migration is a top priority for the Cyprus Presidency, and to…
DECRYPTAGE - Denmark, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands will now be able to return their illegal migrants to Uzbekistan, Rwanda or Uganda. France is wary of this solution.
European Union strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
The regulation represents the EU’s hardest line on migration so far and has drawn sharp criticism from opponents who warn it will endanger migrants and undermine human rights from Spain to Romania.
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