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alp227

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Mon Jul 2, 2012, 02:31 PM Jul 2012

Iraqi parliament refuses to accept nationals deported from Europe

Source: The Guardian

The Iraqi parliament has banned the forced return from Europe of tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers and threatened to fine airlines that take part in deportation programmes.

The unilateral declaration has already resulted in deportees being turned back at the border, according to the London-based refugee support organisation that has lobbied for the policy change.

For the past year, the United Kingdom has been unable to remove Iraqis, even after they have lost the right to remain in Britain, owing to legal disputes over their reception at Baghdad airport and the state of security within Iraq.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/02/iraq-parliament-deported-nationals-europe?cat=world&type=article

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Iraqi parliament refuses to accept nationals deported from Europe (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2012 OP
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