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Trump will begin operations to deport millions of undocumented immigrants when he starts his term, campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday morning. He'll launch the "largest mass deportation operation" of undocumented immigrants on Day 1. trib.al/EiapTH0

📣Report out! Skills For Tomorrow: Unlocking the Potential of Mobility & Labour Migration 📈 On Tuesday, Magnus Brunner pointed to the role of labour migration for boosting the EU's competitiveness. Anastasia Karatzas outlines what that could look like here: epc.article7.eu/skills-for-tom…

Helpful chart by POLITICOEurope on the EP political groups votes regarding the new Commissioners. Shows very much that the ECR now is fully part of the Brussels mainstream - voting for centre-left candidates, but also working more and more with the EPP.

With Stephen Miller now confirmed as deputy chief of staff and Thomas Homan as the official in charge of executing Trump's border policy, it's worth revisiting this article about what the 2nd Trump term could mean for immigration policy: nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/…

This👇 is unprecedented,I think It institutionalises the tit-for-tat strategy that has been looming over the Commission hearings Concretely, the left can only oppose ECR Fitto at the price of having S&D Ribera rejected No individual assessment on their (democratic) merits allowed

"Ägypten verfolgt mit dem Gesetz ganz eigene Ziele und will damit offenbar das UNHCR als jene Instanz ausmanövrieren, die darüber entscheidet, wer in Ägypten einen Flüchtlingsstatus bekommt und wer nicht."

Had the chance to speak with Roel Verrycken De Tijd about what Trump's immigration agenda might mean for Europe (in Dutch only). Full article here: tijd.be/politiek-econo…

New European Policy Centre publication by Helena Hahn! Agri-food systems must be sustainable to move forward on climate mitigation and adaptation. But with an ageing population, the transition rests on a workforce with ‘green’ skills, in the EU and beyond. What is the role of skills mobility?

Dieser Schritt "bestätige lediglich, dass die Lage in Syrien nach dem Sturz Assads unübersichtlich sei und bisherige Schutzgründe wegen Verfolgung durch das Assad-Regime nunmehr wegfallen würden." derstandard.at/story/30000002…

Ja, die Bedingungen haben sich grundsätzlich verändert, aber das Maß an Verantwortungslosigkeit ist hier kaum zu übertreffen. Billige Symbolpolitik, die einen sehr bitteren Geschmack hinterlässt. derstandard.at/story/30000002…

Kanzler Nehammer fordert vor EU-Gipfel eine europäische Syrien-Strategie und will sich mit Italien, den Niederlanden und anderen über Migrationsfragen beraten, ähnlich wie beim letzten Gipfel. Die Rückkehr von Syrern steht im Mittelpunkt. derstandard.at/jetzt/liveberi…

New year, quick update: I'll be testing the waters over on bluesky in addition to posting (hopefully more regularly) on LinkedIn - find and follow me ⬇️bsky.app/profile/helhah…

What could Trump's 2nd Presidency mean for EU attractiveness to foreign workers & its role in the "global race for talent"? Read my piece w/ Emma Ugolini on possible immigration policy measures by the new Administration + how the EU should respond ⬇️ epc.eu/en/Publication…