‘Send Them Back’ – Historic Moment in Europe as Remigration Law Passes

Refugees will no longer be allowed to enter Europe. Applications to remain must instead be processed at facilities outside the EU’s external borders.

The Return Regulation was passed last week by a majority of 418 to 218 votes in the European Parliament. Return hubs – including facilities at the external borders – will organize deportations.

Millions of illegals face deportation

In 2015, Europe threw open its doors to the biggest wave of mass migration. The Pew Research Center estimated that there were 3.5 million illegal migrants in Europe in 2017, around half of them in Germany. The number could be even higher today. A rape epidemic, exploding costs for Europe’s socialist welfare systems and Islamisation have gripped Europe ever since. The success of the right may have marked the beginning of a change.

Victory chants of “Send them back” in the European Parliament:

SEND THEM BACK! ✈️

Großer Jubel im EU-Parlament: Die Rückführungsverordnung ist beschlossen! pic.twitter.com/vA0Ywl2l1U

— Petr Bystron (@PetrBystronAfD) June 17, 2026

Scale of the problem

The numbers tell a story that mainstream politicians spent years refusing to confront.

According to Pew Research Center estimates based on 2017 data, between 2.8 and 3.5 million illegal immigrants were living in Europe — including the UK — with nearly half of them in Germany alone. Given the migration waves of the years since, experts believe the true figure today is considerably higher.

The reason so few were ever deported was devastatingly simple: there was no infrastructure to enforce the law. Orders to leave were issued. Planes were not sent. People stayed.

A Continent Transformed

The human consequences of a decade of unchecked migration are visible on every high street. Germany records approximately two gang rapes every day, according to official police statistics — with foreign nationals accounting for roughly half of all suspects.

Native European children are minorities in classrooms across major cities. Friday prayers spill onto the streets of London, Brussels and Paris as mosques overflow.

Whether Brussels’ new hard line can reverse a transformation a decade in the making remains to be seen. But for the first time since the crisis began, the political wind is blowing in one direction — and it is not the one the “Refugees Welcome” generation had in mind.

A Great Reversal

Whether Brussels’ new hard line will be enough to reverse a decade of mass migration remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: the vote marks a fundamental shift in European politics. For the first time since the migration crisis began, the European Parliament has backed legislation aimed at making large-scale returns a reality.

The political momentum has changed — and with it, the direction of Europe’s migration policy.

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