EU Plans Migrant Detention Centers Abroad, Activists Warn of 'Concentration Camps'

EU Plans Migrant Detention Centers Abroad, Activists Warn of 'Concentration Camps'

The European Union is moving forward with plans to build detention centers outside its borders to hold rejected asylum seekers before deportation, sparking fierce criticism from human rights groups who warn the policy echoes dark historical precedents.

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The European Union has agreed on a major shift in migration policy, aiming to increase deportations by building detention centers in non-EU countries [165379][165455]. The proposal, strongly backed by Sweden, would hold rejected asylum seekers in state-run camps while they await removal to their home countries [169582]. Critics have compared the facilities to "concentration camps," warning they could lead to indefinite detention and violate international law [169582]. The EU has designed the policy "to make it compatible with international law," according to Camille Le Coz, Director of the Migration Policy Institute of Europe [165379][165455]. Under a separate new migration pact, if one EU nation denies a person’s asylum claim, that individual cannot submit a new application in any other member state [169128]. Activists argue this joint rejection mechanism risks pushing migrants into dangerous, illegal routes, leading to more rights abuses and fatalities [169128].

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EU Plans ‘Return Hubs’ for Deportees, Drawing Criticism Over Historical Parallels #169582EU’s New Migration Pact: One Rejection Blocks All Claims, Activists Warn #169128EU to build migrant detention centres abroad, speed up deportations #165379EU to build migrant detention centres abroad, speed up deportations #165455

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