EU set to tighten migration rules with plan for offshore 'return hubs'

EU interior ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday are poised to endorse major new restrictions on migration, marking the first formal vote on measures proposed earlier this year to curb arrivals and speed up deportations. Driven by fears of far-right electoral gains, governments are pushing for the establishment of “return hubs” outside EU borders where rejected asylum seekers would be sent.

Longer detention periods for migrants refusing to leave.

Deportations to third countries deemed “safe,” even if not the migrant’s country of origin.