Belgium to allow home searches for suspected illegal migrants
The law limits searches to people denied asylum and requires an investigative judge’s approval, as rights groups warn it could erode privacy protections.
- Belgium's parliament approved a controversial law early Friday allowing police to enter homes of suspected undocumented migrants who ignored expulsion orders.
- Prime Minister Bart De Wever's right-leaning coalition pushed the measure as part of a broader effort to limit migration and increase expulsions of those denied asylum.
- Home searches require approval from an investigative judge and can only occur between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., with immigration officials present.
- Around 3,000 people formed a human chain around Brussels' Palace of Justice on Wednesday to protest, while more than 50 other demonstrations occurred nationwide.
- Amnesty International urged lawmakers to reject the legislation, arguing the enforcement mechanism risks undermining constitutional privacy rights and could affect those assisting undocumented migrants.
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The Belgian Parliament passed a law allowing the police to gain easier access to the homes of illegal migrants subject to deportation, reported the Belgian Minister of Defence, Theo Franken. "The law on the right to enter private residences was adopted at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives at 5 a.m. This was the most controversial text in the past 50 years. The police can now take illegal migrants even from their homes and send th…
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The Belgian parliament has passed a law allowing police to enter the homes of migrants who must leave the country. The measure has sparked strong reactions and protests from human rights groups.
The measure is part of a broader effort by Prime Minister Bart De Wever's right-wing coalition government to curb immigration and increase deportations.
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