The bill aims to ease bureaucracy, support migrant integration and speed up deportations, among other measures. But it was not without controversy on the left, right and within Emmanuel Macron’s governing LREM party. France’s lower house of parliament late Sunday approved a major immigration law designed to speed up deportations while promoting better integration and faster processing of asylum applications. It passed largely with the support of President Emmanuel Macron’s Republic On The Move (LREM) party, while leftist and right-wing parties voted against. Lawmakers on the left criticized the increased detention time, while the right-wing politicians wanted it increased to 180 days.

Source: Egypt Independent April 23, 2018 07:41 UTC