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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/49429589

A German diplomatic cable obtained by Statewatch shows that 11 member states would like to be able to deport people to any country they wish – even if the person has no connection to it.

While most member states were on board with the Commission’s proposals, 11 member states support deleting the connection criteria altogether: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.

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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

What, they decided that what the US is doing looks fun? This is an awful policy in the US and it would be an awful policy in Europe...

[–] mumblerfish@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

In Sweden the youtube channel of the far-right party (second largest party in polls) have like 4ish years back said stuff like that they want to deport people to china (for some fucking reason) for writing political messages in washable crayons publically. Since then they have been invited to collaborate with the government, so, yeah.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

MAGA has invested heavily in the far right across Europe. In Portugal, they already talk about sending the Ciganos who have been living here for centuries to India or Pakistan.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

One of the few things the US is still a world leader in is right wing crazy.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Well UK has been doing it for some time now too if I recall correctly.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago

The current government cancelled the previous government's "send 'em all to Rwanda" plan if that's what you're thinking about.

This is not to say we're squeaky clean when it comes to the treatment of migrants - we're still firmly in "could do better" territory - but as far as I know, we haven't been deliberately sending people just anywhere else. At least not yet*. Deportations are to where they can be unequivocally proved to have come from, and there's usually a good reason for it.

* If the Reform lot get in at the next General Election then the policy is almost certain to be MAGA-level insane.

[–] BCBoy911@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The EU is America's servile little lapdog, its no surprise they would take notes from Trump on this. Especially when it comes to persecuting migrants to feed the cultural war, so that they don't have to talk about how they're about to do more austerity and health service cuts. The war machine demands more human sacrifices to keep running!

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

Fascism much?

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago

Time for all the smug Europeans to clean up their own houses.