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EU Expands Migrant Enforcement with New Return Hubs and Raids

The EU plans to implement new return hubs in third countries and increase raids, with over 80,000 pushbacks recorded in 2025, mostly in Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, and Latvia.

  • The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to return hubs in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, adopting Trump-era tactics that have drawn criticism.
  • An informal group of EU nations including Germany and the Netherlands are pursuing deportation center agreements with countries like Kenya.
  • Authorities in Europe carry out an average of 221 pushbacks a day, with over 80,000 recorded in 2025, according to a report by humanitarian organizations.
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Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tactics

European lawmakers have voted to make it easier to send rejected asylum-seekers to detention sites in third countries, echoing tough U.S. deportation tactics that some far-right parties praise.

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The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to “return centers” in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting Trump government tactics that have sparked public criticism across the bloc of 27 nations.

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