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Belgium: Aliens to Pay for Detention Center Construction

Belgium's secretary of state for asylum and migration, Theo Francken, has no money, but he does have ideas. His latest idea: financing at least 100 new places in a closed detention center by attaching processing fees...

by Belgian League of Human Rights

Belgium's secretary of state for asylum and migration, Theo Francken, has no money, but he does have ideas. His latest idea: financing at least 100 new places in a closed detention center by attaching processing fees to applications for family reunification, residence permits, etc., thereby passing on the costs of more beds to those most likely to use them: foreigners.

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