The bill, introduced by Minister of Immigration Makis Voridis, is intended to streamline the deportation of third-country nationals, and criminalize those who are undocumented.

This will open avenues for the use of “return hubs” much like the one created in Albania at the impetus of a deal with Italy.

The EU has released a list of countries it proposes be labeled as “safe countries of origin” by the bloc, meaning that citizens from those countries should not be broadly granted international protection.

Mitsotakis: "Individuals who enter illegally should be aware that every effort will be made to facilitate their return to their country of origin.”

The Trump administration deported alleged Venezuelan gang members citing a 1798 wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act.

The latest ICE data, updated as of November 24, 2024, lists a total of 1,445,549 individuals with final removal orders issued by immigration courts.

The European Court of Human Rights concluded that there was strong evidence Greece employs a system of illegally pushing back third-country nationals.

The report concludes Greece is subjecting third country nationals in detention to conditions “which could amount to torture or inhuman and degrading treatment.”

The investigation finds money ostensibly allocated to support and house migrants in Turkey is instead being used to mistreat them and forcibly deport them