EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system
Officials say law will improve migration management by allowing more deportations of undocumented people
TL;DR
- EU politicians have agreed on a new law to increase deportations of undocumented migrants.
- The regulation permits home raids to enforce deportation orders and allows for detention of individuals deemed uncooperative or a flight risk for up to 30 months.
- New measures include the creation of offshore return hubs outside the EU and lifetime bans on entering the EU for security risks.
- Critics accuse the EU of adopting practices similar to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration.
- The law, aimed at improving migration management, has been criticized for weakening procedural rights and potentially causing harm to migrants.