Illegal immigrants to pay for own deportation

Illegal immigrants who refuse to leave the country voluntarily will have to pay for their forced deportations, under new immigration ministry plans, the Telegraaf reports.


The cost of plane tickets, official documents and the transport of personal possessions will have to be paid before the deportation takes place. If the deportee has no money, his or her employer and family members will be billed instead, the minister says.
Immigration minister Gerd Leers is also planning to set up special, ‘more sober’ accommodation for families with children who face deportation, the paper says.

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