Greece and four European allies are drafting a controversial plan to transfer irregular migrants to processing hubs across Africa.
The initiative, coordinated with Austria, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands, targets individuals whose asylum applications were officially rejected by authorities.
Initial diplomatic contacts regarding these “return hubs” have already been established with Kenya to facilitate the proposed transfers.
Similar approaches to Uganda and Rwanda are expected to follow as the coalition seeks to expand its regional reach.
The five nations will refine the proposal this Monday before presenting it to EU Migration Ministers in Brussels on March 5.
Under this framework, officials intend to reexamine thousands of granted asylum cases, primarily involving citizens from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Syria.
The primary objective remains the direct deportation of migrants to their original home countries whenever such diplomatic channels are viable.
Migrants rejected by their countries of origin would instead be transitioned to the designated African hubs under this new policy.
Critics and human rights advocates are monitoring the development closely as Europe seeks more aggressive solutions to its migration challenges.