EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system
Summary
The European Union has agreed on new rules to strengthen deportations of undocumented migrants. The rules include allowing home raids, longer detention periods, and setting up offshore centers to hold migrants awaiting return to their home countries.Key Facts
- EU politicians have approved a law to increase deportations of people without legal permission to stay.
- National authorities will be able to search homes and seize belongings to enforce deportation orders.
- Detention for migrants can last up to two years, extendable to 30 months, longer than the previous maximum of 18 months.
- Offshore return hubs outside the EU may be created to hold migrants before sending them back to their countries.
- Unaccompanied children and families can be detained only as a last resort and for the shortest time needed.
- People seen as security risks may get a lifetime ban from entering the EU, instead of the current 10-year limit.
- Critics say the EU’s approach resembles the harsh policies of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Trump.
- The center-right European People’s Party joined far-right groups in the European Parliament to pass the tougher measures.
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