The new Lithuanian bill allows for the detention of asylum seekers and curbs migrants’ right to appeal. The new legislation is intended to deter high numbers of asylum seekers crossing European Union member Lithuania’s border with Belarus. Lithuania claims neighboring Belarus is using migrants as a “weapon.”
Source: DW
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