(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, OCT 18 - The German parliament on Friday
voted to tighten rules for asylum seekers as Berlin takes a
tougher line on immigration after recent electoral gains for the
far right. The package of measures will withdraw benefits from
asylum seekers who have already been registered in other EU
countries and are slated for deportation. It will also mean that
refugees who temporarily return to their home countries will "as
a rule" lose their right to protection in Germany, according to
the legislation. The same will apply to refugees who commit
crimes with anti-Semitic or homophobic motivation. The new rules
were brought forward by the government in August in response to
a deadly stabbing at a festival in the western city of Solingen.
(ANSA-AFP).
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