Politics
EU accelerates deportation hubs plan after Ceuta crisis
Emergency ministers' meeting follows mass crossing at Spanish enclave as Italy and Denmark push to operationalise third-country return centres by January 2027.
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Silvia Carta
Advocacy officer, Platform for Undocumented Migrants
What we have reported
- Argued that sending migrants to countries with no connection breaks the link to any legal system that could protect them.
- Warned the new policies will push more people into danger and legal limbo.
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EU ministers approve return hubs and tougher migration rules
Interior ministers backed plans for offshore centres to hold rejected asylum seekers, longer detention powers and returns to third countries deemed safe, despite legal doubts from France and Spain.
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