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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geir Moulson

Germany moves to ease the deportation of foreigners who glorify terrorist acts

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Germany's government on Wednesday launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of terrorist acts. Under the law, a single comment on social media could provide grounds for kicking people out.

The measure approved by the Cabinet was pledged by Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a knife attack last month on members of a group that describes itself as opposing “political Islam,” an assault that left a police officer dead. It comes as Scholz's government faces broader pressure to curb migration.

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