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New European regulation on expulsion of irregular immigrants

15 Oct 2026 2 views
Who is affected:
Irregular immigrants, immigration authorities, companies with foreign workers

Summary

The EU creates a common system to return people without residence permits to their countries. It replaces previous directives on irregular immigrant returns.

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Regulation (EU) 2026/2280 establishes a unified legal framework for the return of third-country nationals in irregular situation throughout the EU, repealing the 2008 Return Directive and complementary regulations. Being a regulation rather than a directive, it is directly applicable in all Member States without need f…

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Full official title

OJ:L_202602280: Reglamento (UE) 2026/2280 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 7 de octubre de 2026, por el que se establece un sistema común para el retorno de los nacionales de terceros países en situación irregular en la Unión y se derogan la Directiva 2008/115/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, la Directiva 2001/40/CE del Consejo y la Decisión 2004/191/CE del Consejo

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