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French government wants to crack down on immigration removal orders

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin will present the government's proposed new immigration and asylum legislation at the weekly cabinet minister's meeting in Paris. AP - Ludovic Marin

With its proposed immigration law introduced on Wednesday, the French government is looking for what it calls a balance between toughening its stance on removal orders for immigrants told to leave the territory, and broadening work opportunities for those legally allowed to be in France.

The proposed new law on asylum and immigration would introduce a series of measures that would streamline deportations of those who have been ordered to leave France.

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