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Belgian plan for ICE-style immigration raids on homes criticised as ‘law of fear’
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Rights groups oppose new law that will let police forcibly enter homes to remove refused asylum seekers Belgium could see ICE-style home raids, echoing the US crackdown on immigration, rights campaigners have warned, after MPs approved a law that allows police to forcibly enter p
Rights groups oppose new law that will let police forcibly enter homes to remove refused asylum seekers Belgium could see ICE-style home raids, echoing the US crackdown on immigration, rights campaigners have warned, after MPs approved a law that allows police to forcibly enter properties to remove undocumented people. For months, intense debate has swirled across Belgium over measures introduced by the ruling right-leaning coalition to ramp up expulsions of people who have been denied the right to stay in the country. Continue reading...
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