EU to give Frontex new power to deport migrants outside its own borders

The European Commission will present a mandate overhaul for the EU border agency Frontex on Wednesday, letting it move migrants between non-EU countries and help partner states deport people before they reach Europe. Frontex staff could also work inside “return hubs,” processing centres planned in third countries for rejected asylum seekers. The agency's budget is set to roughly double over the next seven-year EU cycle.

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