EU lawmakers approve fast-track deportations of rejected asylum seekers
2026-02-11 09:37:27 source：CGTN
February 11, 2026
European lawmakers approved changes to the European Union asylum system on Tuesday, paving the way for fast-track deportations of rejected asylum seekers, underlining the rise in anti-immigration politics over the past decade.
The text, which requires final formal approval from the 27 EU member governments, marks a sharp hardening of EU migration policy that has taken shape since an influx of over a million refugees and migrants in 2015-16.
The move drew heavy criticism from humanitarian groups who said it could lead to human rights violations and a diminution of asylum rights under a 1951 convention that prohibits returns of asylum seekers to countries where they could be in danger.
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