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Opinion: Punishing Undocumented Migrants — We Already Know It Doesn’t Work
Opinion: Punishing Undocumented Migrants — We Already Know It Doesn’t Work

The asylum law is inhumane and ill-conceived, write Laura Cleton and Arjen Leerkes. Let the Senate put an end to it.

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‘Return hubs’: What is the EU’s new plan for deporting migrants and why is it stirring debate?
‘Return hubs’: What is the EU’s new plan for deporting migrants and why is it stirring debate?

Backed by right-wing parties, the European Commission has proposed legal measures that would allow rejected asylum seekers to be deported to third countries, as part of a 'stricter' stance on…

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Between ‘voluntary’ and ‘forced’ return: Erasmus University Rotterdam research project looks at deportation policy in the Netherlands
Between ‘voluntary’ and ‘forced’ return: Erasmus University Rotterdam research project looks at deportation policy in the Netherlands

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Interview: Between ‘voluntary’ and ‘forced’ return: Erasmus University Rotterdam research project looks at deportation policy in the Netherlands
Interview: Between ‘voluntary’ and ‘forced’ return: Erasmus University Rotterdam research project looks at deportation policy in the Netherlands

published on 14 Apr 2025 | originally from Erasmus University Rotterdam and

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Press Release: Joint Statement from FAiR, GAPS, MIrreM and MORE in Response to the Reference to these Four Projects in the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns
Press Release: Joint Statement from FAiR, GAPS, MIrreM and MORE in Response to the Reference to these Four Projects in the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns

Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns (the “proposal”). The Download the full Joint Statement Contact information EU-funded Migration projects: Finding Agreement in Return (FAiR) Arjen Leerkes,…

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Opinion: Ugandan return hub is built on quicksand, in which Europe in particular is sinking further and further
Opinion: Ugandan return hub is built on quicksand, in which Europe in particular is sinking further and further

Opinion written by Erasmus University Rotterdam and FAiR researchers Laura Cleton and Arjen Leerkes and Mark Klaassen, Leiden University. Originally published in in Dutch National Newspaper 'De Volkskrant' on 21…

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Opinion: A Grim Situation Looms if Funding for the “Bed-Bath-Bread” Program Stops
Opinion: A Grim Situation Looms if Funding for the “Bed-Bath-Bread” Program Stops

Original article posted in Dutch media, Laura Cleton, Erasmus University Rotterdam (FAiR Project); Bruno Meeus, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences; Ruben Boers, The Hague University of Applied Sciences/Open University; Richard…

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