EU Parliament backs ‘safe-third-country’ migration hubs after Italian push (opens in new tab)

The European Parliament has approved new rules allowing Member States, led by Italy, to transfer rejected asylum-seekers to designated “safe third countries”, paving the way for offshore processing hubs such as those Italy is building in Albania. The regulation shortens removal deadlines, extends detention periods, and limits the automatic suspension of expulsions during appeals—changes that will tighten immigration control and could speed up legitimate visa processing but raise human-rights ...