EU Passes Overhaul of Immigration Rules

The EU’s new migration and asylum pact establishes new screening rules that include identification, health and security checks, and collecting biometric data.

Members of European Parliament participate in a series of votes as they attend a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, on April 10, 2024. /Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo

European Union lawmakers approved a revamped immigration system on April 10 after several years of negotiations.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted the new Migration and Asylum Pact, intended to reform the EU’s immigration law, as agreed with its member countries, in hopes of managing illegal immigration into the union, according to a statement.