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Migrants walk at the port of Shengjin, Albania, after they disembark from an Italian Navy ship. Italy built two deportation centres in Albania

Video. EU approves strictest-ever migration law, including return hubs

Updated: 02/06/2026 - 12:00 GMT+2

A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in EU politics.

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