Europe seeks to increase deportations as some nations embrace Trump-like tactics
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- The European Union is expanding its migration enforcement powers, including tracking, raiding, and deporting migrants to "return hubs" in third countries, adopting tactics similar to those used by the Trump administration in the U.S.
- The new Pact on Migration and Asylum, effective June 12, aims to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis and has been supported by right-wing parties in Europe, with countries like Italy serving as a model for tougher migration policies.
- Several EU countries are negotiating agreements with third countries, such as Kenya, to establish deportation centers, while some European nations are increasing pushbacks and surveillance measures despite concerns over human rights violations.
- Human rights groups criticize the EU's approach, highlighting illegal pushbacks, harsh treatment of migrants, expanded police raids, and weakened legal protections, warning that the EU's policies mirror the U.S. in their severity despite Europe's stronger institutional safeguards.
- Although Europe maintains more legal protections for migrants than the U.S., advocates express concern that the political momentum toward stricter migration controls could lead to similar negative human consequences.
