Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Macron to Propose Tighter Asylum Rules in Test of Parliamentary Majority

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Emmanuel Macron's government will on Wednesday propose toughening France's immigration and asylum laws amid strident criticism from human rights groups, in a move that will test the unity of his left-and-right majority. The bill will double to 90 days the time for which illegal migrants can be detained and shorten deadlines to apply for asylum, and it will make the illegal crossing of borders an offense punishable by one year in jail and fines. The government says it wants to...

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