A new Japanese law will permit the government to deport asylum seekers who have applied for refugee status three or more times without providing supporting grounds for approval. This changes the previous system, which barred the government from deporting individuals with pending asylum applications, regardless of prior rejections.
Reasonable grounds may include conflict in the applicant’s home country.
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