Blev et lille lys tændt i Bruxelles?

EU Adopts Trump-Like Immigration Tactics With ‘Return Hubs’

Jeg kan ikke huske,  der er kommet en god nyhed fra Bruxelles i historisk tid, men så forleden vedtog det såkaldte parlament, – til venstrefløjens store sorg – med cifrene 389 – 206 – at afviste asylsøgere nu kan sendes til lejre udenfor Europa. At tænke sig – “afviste.” Nu ber’ jeg Dem……

Det siger alligevel noget om de 206 parlamentsmedlemmer, at de mener at Europa er et område, enhver skal kunne indvandre til efter behag, slå sig ned og nyde alle de behageligheder, som er Europæernes arv og som de har betalt.  Jeg er nøjsom. Parlamentet vedtager nu det, de i årevis har fordømt Viktor Orbans Ungarn for at gøre. Det “uanstændige” og “kontroversielle” er kun det, som mange endnu har været for langsomt opfattende til at acceptere. – I Tyskland vil Friedrich Mertz repatriere 800.000 syrere i løbet af de næste tre år.  “Wir schafften das nicht, Angela.” Jeg vil nu gerne se det først. Og hvad med 44.000 syrere i Danmark, der kom ind “midlertidigt?”

European Union (EU) lawmakers recently approved measures enabling member states to deport rejected asylum-seekers to offshore “return hubs,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The move aligns closely with tactics praised by right-wing parties and echoing enforcement approaches associated with the Trump’s administration’s mass deportation efforts of illegal immigrants.

Why it matters

Over the past 14 months, the Trump administration has struck multiple deals with countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America, at times in exchange for other benefits. Some agreements have seen legal challenges over conditions that the roughly 300 immigrants deported under the program have faced.
The union’s plan marked a significant shift in Europe’s migration enforcement, enabling deportations to facilities outside the EU and expanding detention and entry-ban powers at a time when only about one in five people ordered to leave are actually returned.

What To Know

Members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted 389-206, with 32 abstentions, to ease the creation of detention facilities outside EU territory and increase penalties and entry bans for migrants who refuse to leave, while authorizing returns to third countries under bilateral deals, according to AP.
Any EU nation can now negotiate on its own or in small coalitions to deport migrants to facilities yet to be built outside the 27-nation bloc.

Which Countries Are Involved?

Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark entered talks with mainly African governments to host offshore sites, reflecting momentum among a group of member states pursuing externalized returns, AP reported.

What People Are Saying

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president said, per AP: “We have learnt the lessons of the past. And today, we are better equipped.”

Marta Welander, EU advocacy director at the International Rescue Committee, told AP: “It will strip people of rights and protections based solely on their migration status in Europe and pave the way towards a new punitive EU asylum and migration regime, designed to deter, detain and deport people seeking safety.”
François-Xavier Bellamy, French MEP from the European People’s Party, after the vote said, per France 24: “The decisive changes introduced by this regulation will make it possible to simply guarantee this straightforward principle: if you come to Europe illegally, rest assured that you will not stay here.”
Charlie Weimers, Sweden Democrats MEP, said in a social media post after the vote: “There is a new consensus in Europe. The era of deportations has begun.” Læs det hele i Newsweek