Brussels tells EU states to detain more migrants awaiting deportationEuropean Union member states should be ready to detain more migrants who have no case for asylum to prevent them from running away before they are deported, the chief migration official with the bloc's executive arm in Brussels said. While EU law sets out the minimum common standards for returns, some member states had stricter domestic rules that could be eased to streamline the process, the Commission said. It said EU states should be less coy about detaining people for the maximum allowed pre-deportation time-limit of 18 months if needed. Brussels said detention should not be ruled out for minors, just as returns for unaccompanied minors, both of which currently are red lines in some EU states. Brussels has long threatened sanctions but EU states have not decided to act yet.

Source: Libya Today March 03, 2017 11:50 UTC