Japan's revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, set to take full effect Monday, has raised alarms among those facing potential deportation under the new regulations.
Marking a major change in the rules on the detention and repatriation of foreign nationals without resident status, the revised law allows the government to deport individuals who have applied for refugee status three times or more, even while their applications are being processed, unless they have a valid reason.
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