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The secret European Commission group driving EU deportations
<div><img width="600" height="271" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-15.00.45-600x271.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-15.00.45-600x271.png 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-15.00.45-1200x542.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>First launched in late 2022, the so-called High Level Network for Returns (HLNR) used the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel as a justification to enforce the exchange of data of individuals with a deportation order and flagged as “potential terrorists”.