The European Union has approved a sweeping overhaul of its migration policy designed to speed up deportations and establish detention centres for rejected asylum seekers in non-EU countries.

The European Union approved a sweeping migration overhaul during a trilogue meeting on Monday evening in June 2026, accelerating deportations and allowing member states to establish detention centres in third countries, with at least five nations including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece already in talks with African countries to host return hubs modelled on Italy's deal with Albania.