Denmark and four EU nations agreed on return hubs in non-EU countries. These facilities aim to send rejected asylum seekers to third nations. The plan hopes to begin sending migrants to these hubs as early as 2027. Human rights groups have criticized these deportation plans for migrants. European ministers emphasised the hubs would abide by international law.

On 4 September Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands meet to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs”.

Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted…