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Germany holds EU migration summit, starts first deportation

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Pablo Foley Elias
July 19, 2025

Germany led its EU allies at a migration summit on Friday to push for an asylum crackdown and more deportations. France echoed its tougher stance on curbing "illegal immigration."

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