The European Union has pushed through a sweeping overhaul of its migration policy, a move designed to accelerate deportations and establish contentious detention centres abroad. Rights groups have drawn parallels between these new measures and the aggressive immigration strategies implemented by the Trump administration.
Nicholas Ioannides, deputy migration minister for Cyprus, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said: "The new regulation will speed up the return process and increase returns of persons who have no legal right to stay in the EU." The agreement was finalised during a "trilogue" meeting on Monday evening, involving the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament.
