EU approves 'Fortress Europe' plan for deportation camps outside bloc

The European Union has reached an agreement on a more stringent migration policy, paving the way for asylum applicants with rejected claims to be sent to processing centers outside the bloc. This decision, finalized late Monday by negotiators from the EU Parliament and member states, aims to manage migration flows and reduce the strain on the union's asylum systems.

Supporters of the new policy, including Swedish Moderate MEP Tomas Tobé, believe it is a crucial step towards regaining control over migration to Europe. "We must take control over migration to Europe. Now the EU takes an important step towards a migration policy where a no also means a no in practice," Tobé stated via SMS to DN. Statistics show that only 28 percent of asylum applicants denied entry actually leave the EU, contributing to a growing shadow society within member states.

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We must take control over migration to Europe. Now the EU takes an important step towards a migration policy where a no also means a no in practice.

However, the policy has drawn sharp criticism from others, such as Green Party MEP Alice Bah Kuhnke. She voiced concerns that the new approach could lead to extensive racial profiling, where individuals with darker skin tones or who wear religious attire might be subjected to unwarranted checks. "It is a policy that is inhuman, ineffective, and deeply unworthy of Europe," she wrote in an SMS, drawing parallels to the controversial US immigration enforcement agency ICE.

Critics also point to the difficulties and failures of similar initiatives in other countries. Attempts by the UK to establish deportation camps in Rwanda have been halted, and Italy's cooperation agreement with Albania has faced legal challenges. The debate highlights a deep division within the EU regarding how to balance border control with humanitarian concerns and fundamental rights.

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It is a policy that is inhuman, ineffective, and deeply unworthy of Europe.