# Europe’s own ICE? Brussels plans to triple Frontex and expand deportation powers

https://mins.news/en/item/120801

- euronews, 2026-10-29 13:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/europes-own-ice-inside-brussels-plans-to-triple-frontex-and-expand-deportation-powers

> The European Commission wants to triple Frontex’s workforce and grant it broad new authority to deport migrants beyond EU borders and monitor social media, prompting warnings about surveillance and fundamental rights.

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