Switzerland to assess deporting asylum seekers to third countries 

Switzerland intends to draw up a feasibility report on the possible expulsion of asylum seekers to third countries. The report will take into account discussions in the European Union on the theme of asylum deportations. It will examine the compatibility of this practice with Swiss law and its international obligations. The Swiss government announced the report in response to a postulate from parliamentarian Andrea Caroni. The Federal Council was previously of the opinion that asylum procedures abroad were not feasible for both legal and practical reasons. The background to the Federal Council's considerations is the EU asylum reform. This project envisages asylum procedures at the external borders of the Schengen area. Caroni justified his postulate with the fact that more and more countries and the EU are working on reforms to carry out asylum procedures closer to the countries of origin of the refugees. The report should also address the expulsion of deportees to third countries.