EU fails to agree on immigrant detention

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European Union states failed to agree over the length of time illegal migrants can be detained and banned from re-entry, in a setback to the bloc's efforts to handle migration.

The EU struck a preliminary deal last month allowing a maximum 18-month detention of illegal migrants and a five year ban on their returning to the EU, but several EU envoys opposed the deal when asked to rubber-stamp it on Wednesday, diplomats said.


'There was no agreement,' one diplomat said. 'More than 10 countries had reservations, that is quite a lot...'


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