EU passes law allowing offshore deportation centres
The Return Regulation approves the deportation of irregular immigrants to third-party countries; states can now form agreements with non-EU countries and set up deportation centres
The Return Regulation approves the deportation of irregular immigrants to third-party countries; states can now form agreements with non-EU countries and set up deportation centres there; even as European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen hailed the law as ‘fair and firm’, critics say it has ‘little regard for people’s safety, dignity and rights, and fails to uphold the EU’s fundamental values’
The BriefWire