Just over a decade since German Chancellor Angela Merkel initiated her “open-door” policy on unfettered mass immigration that flooded Europe with hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants, the cry of “enough” is finally being heard.
AP reports the European Union (E.U.) is enhancing its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to “return hubs ″ in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting successful tactics of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
The E.U. move to tighten migration policies comes after right-wing parties took power in some countries in 2024, taking office on a promise to closely monitor borders and those who would cross them illegally.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the new measures will prevent a repeat of the 2015 crisis caused by Syria’s civil war, when about one million people arrived to seek asylum with Germany leading the way.
“We have learnt the lessons
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