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Hungary Passes Law to Imprison Asylum Seekers

HeadlineMar 08, 2017

Meanwhile, the Hungarian Parliament has passed a law allowing for all asylum seekers to be imprisoned and then deported to Serbia. This is Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: “My ladies and gentlemen, the migration crisis will last until the root causes are dealt with. It will last until it is recognized everywhere that migration is the Trojan wooden horse of terrorism.”

The United Nations says the law would allow Hungary to imprison all refugees, including children, in border camps made of shipping containers. International human rights groups have condemned Hungary’s treatment of refugees.

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