cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47663191
Finalising a key element of an overhauled EU asylum and migration system, politicians have agreed a regulation that will enable national authorities to raid people’s homes to enforce deportation orders.
People facing a deportation order who are deemed to be uncooperative or a flight risk could be detained for up to two years, extendable to 30 months, compared with the 18-month detention period under existing law. Those who refuse to comply with a deportation order could have benefits or other allowances cut.
The regulation will also enable the creation of offshore return hubs, centres outside the EU where undocumented people would be held for unspecified periods, pending return to their home country.
Several EU countries are in talks with countries, mostly in Africa, to create return hubs, although no agreements have been announced.
The text agreed in three-way talks on Monday between the main EU institutions – the European Council, the European parliament and European Commission – will enable the search of people’s homes “or other relevant premises” and seizure of personal belongings in order to ensure compliance with a deportation order.
What exactly is “ICE-style” about this?
Like yes its shitty and racist, but it doesnt seem to be fundamentally different to before. ICE-style to me means the rapid emplovment of militarized, law breaking, extremely violent, untrained thugs to harass whole city and communities while having broad access to goverment resources. And that doesnt seem to be that.
Of course it shouldnt happen, it should get critized, should be stopped and resisted.
I recently saw an adorable dog rescue video from The Dodo. It was about a bonded pitbull/husky pair that refused to be separated, with the husky being too timid to capture. They were choosing a life of abject fear and slow starvation over losing the only thing they had left. When they finally got to a rescue, the veterinarian said that the owner had been kidnapped by ICE a few months prior. It’s a wholesomeporn video. The mundane daily reality that Europeans will face if they can’t control their Dr. Strangelove arm.
Don’t let this happen to you guys
wdym, they’ve been doing this longer than ICE has existed. They just control the news better.
