EU Approves Controversial Return Centers for Undocumented Migrants, Expands Detention Powers as 19 Countries Push for Swift Implementation

The European Parliament has approved a new regulation allowing EU member states to transfer undocumented migrants to "return centers" outside the bloc, sparking debate over human rights and migration policies. The measure, passed by a vote of 418–218 in a plenary session in Strasbourg, aims to increase deportations and pressure individuals without legal residence permits to leave voluntarily Yle reports that the vote marked the final approval of the so-called return legislation.