Fingerprinting by force: secret discussions on „systematic identification“ of migrants and asylum seekers
The European Commission and Member States are discussing, in secret, a set of „best practices for Member States to follow in order to ensure that their obligations under the Eurodac Regulation are fulfilled“.
The guidelines ultimately address „fingerprinting [with] the use of a proportionate degree of coercion“ including on „vulnerable persons, such as minors or pregnant women“. The aim is to „uphold the integrity of the Dublin Regulation“ – the legal basis for Europe’s asylum system, which many consider to be fundamentally flawed.