US EditionEU tightens migration rules with plan for offshore ‘return hubs’
EU ministers agreed on return hubs, faster deportations, and a solidarity pool to relocate or fund support for at least 30,000 asylum seekers annually.
- EU countries are expected to tighten immigration policies by adopting measures including offshore 'return hubs' for rejected asylum seekers and harsher penalties for non-compliance with return orders.
- The political climate in the EU has shifted towards stricter immigration policies, reflecting a significant political shift in the EU towards emphasizing border control.
- Proposed measures include harsher penalties for migrants who refuse to leave, with longer detention periods cited as a possibility.
- There is concern from activists regarding the new measures, with critics arguing that these policies will endanger migrants and create legal limbo instead of ensuring safety and protection.
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EU States Agree Position on New Illegal Immigration Rules
On Dec. 8, European Union countries agreed on their positions on an EU law designed to simplify and accelerate the return of third-country nationals who have no legal right to remain in the bloc, the Council of the European Union announced. The Council said that EU governments had reached a political agreement that allows it to begin negotiations with the European Parliament to finalize the law. The proposal complements the EU’s Pact on Migratio…
European Union interior ministers supported tightening migration policy.
According to the will of the EU Commission and interior ministers, people without a residence permit should in future be effectively interned in so-called return hubs – despite legal concerns.
Under the impetus of the right and the far right, the Twenty-Seven have validated a major tightening of their migration policy, paving the way for detention centres outside the EU and removals.
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