Europe seeks to increase deportations, quietly adopting Trump administration tactics

The European Union is expanding its enforcement powers to increase migrant deportations by establishing tracking systems and conducting raids to send migrants to "return hubs" in African and other third countries. The move mirrors enforcement strategies employed by the Trump administration, marking a significant shift in how Europe handles migration policy. The expansion reflects growing pressure across EU member states to tighten border control and reduce irregular migration flows, which have become a politically charged issue across the continent. EU officials are pursuing these measures amid broader rightward political shifts in several European nations and intensifying public concern over immigration. The initiative signals that restrictive migration policies once associated primarily with Trump-era America are increasingly becoming mainstream in Europe.