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EU officials are finalizing a sweeping overhaul of the bloc’s migration system, tightening deportations and detentions amid decades-long debate over asylum policy.

Ministers agreed on a “safe third country” concept allowing EU nations to reject migrants and process deportations faster.

Human rights groups warn the stricter policies will push migrants into danger and legal limbo rather than reduce migration.

BRUSSELS — European Union officials on Monday were finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system, including streamlined deportations and increased detentions.

There has long been a fierce debate among EU members about migration. Since a surge in asylum-seekers and othe

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