EU Greenlights Offshore Migrant 'Return Hubs'
Lawmakers approved tougher return rules with 418 votes in favor, expanding detention, appeals limits and offshore transfer centers for migrants without legal right to stay.
- On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a new migration law to speed up returns of rejected asylum seekers, passing the measure by 418 votes to 218, with 30 abstentions.
- The centre-right European People's Party secured the legislation's passage by aligning with right-wing groups, aiming to address the bloc's long-standing difficulties in enforcing return decisions.
- New rules allow member states to establish 'return hubs' in non-EU countries, while migrants may be held for up to 24 months with a possible six-month extension.
- Socialist and Democrats vice-president Ana Catarina Mendes argued the regulation risks normalizing 'legally questionable practices' previously considered unacceptable within the EU.
- Authorities will gain broader investigative powers and stricter entry bans rising to ten years or lifetime for security risks, reshaping enforcement mechanisms across member states.
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The right party celebrates the approval of the new European regulation by shouting "Resent them back." On the other side of the room they respond "Shame." The text introduces accelerated procedures, longer detentions and return centers outside the Union
'Shame, SEND THEM BACK!’: Chaos in EU Parliament; lawmakers trade chants over anti-migration bill
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the European Parliament after lawmakers approved a sweeping migration reform package aimed at tightening deportation and return procedures across the European Union. Moments after the vote, right-wing lawmakers applauded and chanted 'send them back,' celebrating the legislation's passage. Left-wing members responded with chants of 'shame on you,' highlighting the deep political divide over migration policy in Europe.
Historic Scenes in EU Parliament as Right-Wing MEPs Celebrate New Deportation Rules
The European Union on Wednesday, 17 June, took a major step towards addressing the issue of mass and illegal migration by approving the new Return Regulation, hailed by supporters as the toughest deportation framework in the bloc’s history to date. With 418 votes in favour, 218 against, and 30 abstentions, the right-wing majority in the European Parliament succeeded in pushing through the legislation, which forms part of the EU Migration and Asy…
Radical right-wing MEPs celebrate in the European Parliament that migrants can also be deported to camps outside the EU in the future. On social media, the video spreads quickly – probably quite in the sense of the right.
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