# Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and US

https://mins.news/en/item/86927

- DW, 2026-10-05 19:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/australia-s-migrant-policy-offers-lessons-for-eu-and-us/a-79388096?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> For more than two decades, Australia has sent asylum seekers to offshore centers to deter boat arrivals. As the EU considers external “return hubs” and the US pursues comparable third-country deals, Australia’s experience points to potentially huge costs, allegations of human rights abuses and financial mismanagement, and limited independent oversight.