EU Tightens 27-Nation Asylum Rules, Expanding Biometric Border Checks and Faster Deportations
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
EU Tightens 27-Nation Asylum Rules, Expanding Biometric Border Checks and Faster Deportations
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Summary
The EU reached a provisional deal on tougher migration and asylum rules that would screen asylum seekers before entry and speed some undocumented migrants to deportation centers outside the bloc.
The 27-nation package would require border authorities to log non-EU entries and exits, use fingerprints and facial recognition, and force member states to share information and support one another.
Approval from EU lawmakers and national governments is still pending, though the report said passage is expected as arrivals from Libya and other routes keep pressuring frontline states such as Greece and Italy.
The overhaul comes amid a broader political backlash over illegal immigration, with rights groups and some left-wing critics calling the deal a setback for human rights while Spain has moved in the opposite direction by legalizing 500,000 undocumented migrants.