EU Parliament Passes Sweeping Deportation Reform

The regulation introduces rigorous measures, including the detention of migrants for up to 30 months and the mandatory sharing of biometric data with home countries. Beyond internal processing, the legislation provides a legal pathway for EU states to establish deportation hubs outside of Europe, mirroring Italy’s controversial facility in Albania. This approach, framed by proponents as an innovative solution to migration management, signals a hardening of the bloc's stance on asylum.

Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group declared that “the era of deportations has begun,” highlighting the unusual alignment of the EPP, the hard-right Patriots for Europe, and segments of the Renew Europe and S&D groups. Dutch MEP Malik Azmani, who steered the file for Renew Europe, distanced himself from the aggressive display of his colleagues, dismissing the chants as a departure from his own political standards.