EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas

Irregular arrivals in the 27-nation bloc were down by more than a quarter in 2025, according to the EU's border agency -- but political pressure to act remains high. "The priority is clear: bringing illegal arrival numbers down and keeping them down," Magnus Brunner, the EU's commissioner for migration, said. The strategy unveiled Thursday stressed the need to boost deportations of failed asylum-seekers among the bloc's priorities. "Abuse gives migration a bad name -- it undermines public trust...