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EU migration impasse leaves many refugees out in the cold

Shinwari, former Afghan army captain and asylum seeker, closes his tent in a makeshift camp outside the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Two men, who identified themselves as Najibullah, left, and Roz Amin Khan, right, in their sleeping quarters of a squatted building in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Clothing is hung over a balcony to dry at a building currently being squatted by migrants in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Two men, who identified themselves as Najibullah, right, and Roz Amin Khan, left, stand in their sleeping quarters of a squatted building in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Migrants sleep on the floor of a squatted building in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Clement Valentin, legal advocacy officer for the CIRE Refuge Group works at his desk in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) A man sits inside of a tent in a makeshift camp outside the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) A man walks across the street with a blanket in front of the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) A man rides his bike past a makeshift tent camp outside the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Men organize their belongings at a makeshift tent camp outside the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) A man walks by a makeshift tent camp as the Petit Chateau reception center is reflected in a mirror in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Two men share a meal in a makeshift tent camp outside the Petit Chateau reception center in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Many refugees and asylum-seekers are literally left out in the cold for months as the European Union fails to get its migration system working properly. And most talk is about building fences and repatriation instead of working to improve a warm embrace for people fleeing nations like Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken over. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)