EU Approves ‘Return Hubs’ to Deport Rejected Migrants Outside Its Borders

EU Approves ‘Return Hubs’ to Deport Rejected Migrants Outside Its Borders

The European Union has approved a major migration reform allowing member countries to set up “return hubs” outside the bloc, where migrants with no legal right to stay can be held before deportation. Several nations, including Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany, and the Netherlands, are already exploring the new legal framework to speed up removals.

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The European Union has approved stricter migration rules aimed at increasing the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers [175385]. Under the new law, EU member states can set up “return hubs”—special centers outside the bloc where failed applicants are held before being sent back to their home countries [175377]. The policy marks a significant shift in the bloc’s approach to managing irregular migration [175385]. Several nations, including Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany, and the Netherlands, have already been exploring options to establish such hubs, and the new law gives them a clear legal framework to do so [175377].

However, the plan faces resistance in some non-member countries. In Albania, where return centers already exist, locals are pushing back. “We do not want them,” residents say, rejecting the plan to house rejected asylum seekers on their soil [172516].

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