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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system

Rescued people wearing life vests sit on the deck of a ship looking out at the sea
Rescued people look out from onboard a migrant search and rescue ship as it arrives in the port of Salerno, Italy, in August last year. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

EU politicians have promised to increase deportations of undocumented migrants, under a new law that critics say mimics elements of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown.

Finalising a key element of an overhauled EU asylum and migration system, politicians have agreed a regulation that will enable national authorities to raid people’s homes to enforce deportation orders.

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