US EditionUK to ask Kosovo to take migrants as part of ‘return hubs’ plan: Report
- The UK government plans to ask Kosovo to host return hubs for migrants who have exhausted their asylum appeals, as part of a new policy to tackle illegal migration.
- This plan follows the scrapping of the Rwanda scheme and aims to temporarily house failed asylum seekers while their removals are processed, with Kosovo among nine shortlisted countries.
- Kosovo's president, Vjosa Osmani, said no formal talks have occurred but expressed openness to discuss hosting such hubs, while similar requests to Albania were rejected by its prime minister.
- Shadow home secretary Chris Philp criticized the plan as ineffective, stating it will not deter most Channel crossings because many migrants are from nationalities likely to have their asylum claims accepted.
- Human rights organizations warn that proposed return hubs, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, raise concerns over poor migrant conditions and lengthy processing times, highlighting challenges for implementing the UK plan.
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Rights advocates raise concern over migrants’ rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina amid ‘return hub’ plan
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement highlighting concerning conditions of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the UK government proposed that the country serve as a “return hub.” Return hubs are locations where asylum seekers whose claims had been rejected in other countries would be held while waiting to be returned to their countries of origin. Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, Hugh Williamson, noted Bosnia’s “already tro…
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