EU border chief offers to resign over pushback claims | DW News

The head of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has offered to resign following allegations that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants, EU and German officials said Friday.

Pushbacks force would-be refugees away from a border before they are able to reach a country and claim asylum. The act is considered a violation of international refugee protection agreements, which state people shouldn't be expelled or returned to a country where they are in danger due to their race, religion, nationality or being members of a social or political group. Leggeri has previously maintained his innocence, denying any wrongdoing.

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