Exclusive: EU to give Frontex new powers to deport migrants from outside Europe

A proposed EU reform would expand Frontex’s role in returns outside the bloc, add rapid-response and social-media monitoring functions, and raise its proposed seven-year budget to €12 billion.

• The European Commission is set to unveil reforms that would allow Frontex to support authorities in non-EU countries returning irregular migrants to their countries of origin.· 1 source
• The proposal would allow the agency to participate in deportations from return hubs in third countries; five EU governments are negotiating the first hub, expected to become operational in 2027.· 1 source
• The reform would add a rapid-response force and an online unit to monitor social media, and the agency is set to receive €12 billion under the EU’s next seven-year budget.· 1 source