UN rights chief troubled by new EU migrant return rules
Volker Türk said the new rules could expose vulnerable migrants and children to rights violations, while fewer than 30% of removal orders are carried out.
- On Friday, leaders of 19 EU states signed an open letter backing plans to establish so-called return hubs outside Europe for rejected asylum applicants, with Denmark and Italy spearheading the initiative.
- This push follows a new European deportation law passed earlier this week by 418 MEPs to 218, amid chants of "Send them back," with proponents aiming to replicate Italy's five-year, €670m deal with Albania.
- Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated her country leads such initiatives, while Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babia welcomed the discussions; Austria, Belgium, Poland, and others joined the effort.
- French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the centers at the summit, asserting "These centres do not work," while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro dismissed the plan and Germany's Friedrich Merz notably abstained.
- The proposal emerged during a Brussels summit after an exchange between Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Pedro triggered broader discussions on European solidarity, with signatories aiming to operationalize hubs before year's end.
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Le Journal de QuebecThe Head of Human Rights at the UN said Saturday that he deeply regretted the new EU legislation on "returns" of migrants.
UN rights chief expresses concern at EU migration crackdown
The UN rights chief said on Saturday he deeply regretted the European Union's new migration rules, which allow much broader detention powers and the creation of deportation centres outside the bloc. The rules, approved on Wednesday, enable the 27 EU nations to open "return hubs" outside the bloc's borders, where they can send asylum seekers and migrants to whom they do not grant the right to remain. Volker Turk, the United Nations' High Commissi…
19 EU Nations Back Offshore Deportation Centres for Illegal Migrants
Leaders of at least 19 EU member states have signed a joint letter to the EU executive on the sidelines of the current European Council summit, demanding the rapid creation of so-called return hubs—offshore deportation centres where illegal migrants can be held outside the European Union while awaiting removal. The move comes just one day after the EU Parliament adopted the landmark ‘Return Regulation,’ which makes deportations easier and, for t…
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