Belgian government seeks to fast-track deportation of illegal foreign inmates to ease overcrowding crisis (opens in new tab)

Belgium’s coalition government has agreed upon a new measure to speed up the deportation of illegal foreign nationals held in prison, with Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt saying around 250 detainees could be removed in the near term under the tougher system. The policy, ratified on Friday as part of the government’s response to prison […]