UN Human Rights Chief Warns New EU Deportation Rules Could Violate Migrant Rights

The Local France—The United Nations human rights chief expressed alarm over new European Union regulations that make it easier to return migrants to their home countries, saying the rules could violate international human rights law. The concern was reported simultaneously across multiple EU member-state outlets. The EU framed the rules as part of a broader effort to manage migration flows more efficiently.

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