Fingerprinting Migrants: Eurodac Regulation

Eurodac is a biometric database in which EU Member States are required to enter the fingerprint data of irregular migrants or asylum-seekers in order to identify where they entered the EU, and whether they have previously made asylum applications. Its main purpose is to facilitate the application of the Dublin Regulation, which determines the Member State responsible for processing an asylum claim. The recast Eurodac Regulation has been applicable since 20 July 2015.

Written by Anita Orav.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

ESO: Background information: Eurodac fingerprint database under fire by human rights activists http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurodac-fingerprint-database-under-fire-by-human-rights-activists/

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