Tighter asylum deportation rules take effect in Japan
Voice of America
FILE - In this photo taken Dec. 8, 2015, Japan Association for Refugees staff members work at their office in Tokyo. Japanese laws that take effect June 10, 2024, make it easier to deport failed asylum seekers.
Japanese laws making it easier for the country to deport failed asylum seekers took effect Monday, with campaigners warning that the new system will put lives at risk.
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