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EU approves strictest-ever migration law, including return hubs
- The EU approved a new migration law allowing return hubs outside the bloc to speed up removals.
- The regulation expands detention up to two years for irregular migrants awaiting removal.
- Home searches of residence or premises can be conducted under the new rules, sparking NGO concerns.
- Unaccompanied minors are the only group exempt from deportation to return hubs under the new regime.
- The regulation introduces a European Return Order to aid mutual recognition of decisions across member states.
- Civil society and Greens condemn the deal as xenophobic and dangerous for migrants.
- The Parliament and Council reached a compromise, with some provisions to take effect 12 months after the regulation enters into force.
- Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Greece teamed up on the hubs project, with Italy operating a similar scheme in Albania.
- EU leaders aim to speed up returns and tighten asylum and deportation rules across the bloc.
- The law is expected to be formally approved by MEPs and EU states before entering into force.
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