EU's Tougher Migration Rules: A Trump-Style Approach

0:00It's March 29th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. The European Union just wrote out tougher migration rules through the pact on migration and asylum, kicking in on June 12th. They're wrapping up tracking, raids, and deportations, sending rejected migrants to return hubs in African countries and beyond. It's a page straight from the Trump Playbook, with leaders like Ursula von der Leyen saying they've learned from past mistakes to get equipped for. Italy's leading the charge under Prime Minister Georgia Maloney, running detention centers in Albania for over 90 folks right now, many confused, and scared. Her team's Greenlit Navy stops on boats in international waters for up to six months, quick returns to home countries, and fast deportations for criminals. Meanwhile, nations like Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Greece are teaming up. The deals with places like Kenya for similar setups. Far-right groups across Europe are cheering these Trump-style moves, while human rights advocates

1:03sound the alarm on illegal pushbacks at borders. Reports show over 80,000 pushbacks last year, averaging 2.21 a day, mostly in Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, and Latvia, with beedings, dog attacks, and stolen belongings hitting men, women, and kids. This is exploding, too, with drones, thermocameras, and satellites watching every move, plus more raids using racial profiling, non-profits warn its gutting legal protections like non-reformant, which blocks returns to danger zones, and call out the hypocrisy of slamming U.S. IC, while doing the same here, even with stronger courts and safeguards than the U.S., experts fear the harsh political push will lead to the same human toll as countries like. Weeden Eyehubs for Afghans and Syrians, and Britain ramps up its own deportations to nearly 60,000 since last summer.