In any case, this EU legislation applies only after a decision has been taken by the national authorities to deport an illegal immigrant: each Member State retains the power to decide in the first place whether it wishes to regularise or deport the immigrant.
Direktīva attiecas uz tiem gadījumiem, kad dalībvalsts iestādes pieņēmušas lēmumu, ka personai valsts jāatstāj.