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The Return and Removal of Irregular Migrants under EU Law: An Analysis of the Returns Directive
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The article analyses the Returns Directive, whose adoption was enabled by an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council in June 2008 after protracted negotiations. The Directive establishes common standards and procedures in Member States for returning irregularly staying third-country nationals; the source also states that it entails longer pre-removal detention periods and a ban on legally re-entering Union territory.
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Common EU standards for the return of irregularly staying third-country nationals, including pre-removal detention and bans on re-entry
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“The Return and Removal of Irregular Migrants under EU Law: An Analysis of the Returns Directive”
European Journal of Migration and Law · 2009
DOI 10.1163/157181609x410566
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