BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU reached a deal Monday on a new tightening of migration rules allowing for so-called “return hubs” to be set up outside the bloc, as countries seek to boost deportations. European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration — paving the way for its final approval.

The EU is set to approve its controversial migration law, allowing return hubs outside the bloc, extending detention periods and introducing measures aimed at accelerating…

A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in…

European Union lawmakers and governments have agreed on new rules. These rules permit sending rejected asylum seekers to centers outside the EU. Detention periods will be…