An agreement on the EU's deportation bill was reached late on Monday (1 June) after a proposal to break the deadlock included suggestions that deportation hubs be launched immediately once the legislation enters into force.

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…