EU Interior Ministers Approve Legislation Allowing Deportation Centres Outside Bloc

European Union interior ministers approved new legislation on Thursday aimed at expanding migrant deportations and providing a legal basis for centres outside the bloc.

The legislation would allow such centres to form part of the EU’s deportation framework, giving a legal foundation to plans for handling removals beyond its borders.

The approval comes as talks led by five European countries advance on putting the project into practice. Those discussions concern implementation alongside the legislative push.

The move marks a step towards establishing external deportation centres, but the information provided does not identify proposed locations or set out a timetable for opening them.