Five EU states push 'return hubs' for rejected migrants by 2027

Five European Union countries are pursuing an agreement with an unnamed non-EU country to establish a 'return hub' for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a target start date of January 1, according to a Danish minister quoted by The Local Italy.

The initiative, which would see rejected applicants transferred to a facility outside the EU while their deportations are processed, represents the latest iteration of a policy idea that has gained traction among member states seeking to make returns more effective.