The German parliament on Thursday night passed a controversial package of stricter rules for asylum seekers, including allowing immigration officials to analyze refugees’ cell phone data. The Bundestag (German parliament) passed the controversial package on asylum rules, which human rights organizations and opposition parties called an assault on fundamental rights for those seeking protection. The German government in recent months has brought forward a number of new rules to make deportations easier. Refugee advocacy group Pro Asyl said that the law transforms Germany into a country that deports rather than takes in refugees. SEE ALSO: How new German rules are holding refugee families apart

Source: The Local May 19, 2017 09:22 UTC