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Summary
Nineteen European Union (EU) countries signed a letter urging quick setup of offshore deportation centers for migrants who do not have the right to stay in the EU. These centers would hold people who are rejected asylum claims before sending them back to their home countries. The EU recently passed a law to speed up deportations and allow these offshore centers, but no new centers have been officially opened yet.Key Facts
- 19 EU member states, led by Denmark and Italy, called for fast creation of offshore deportation hubs.
- These hubs would hold migrants denied asylum before they return home.
- The EU law passed earlier this month makes deportations faster and allows such centers.
- Some African countries have been contacted to host these hubs, but none confirmed.
- Italy already has a cooperation deal with Albania to hold migrants with deportation orders.
- France, Germany, and Spain did not sign the letter calling for these centers.
- The letter asks for financial support from the EU and cooperation with UN refugee and migration agencies.
- The discussion on migrant policy is part of a broader EU summit meeting in Brussels.
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