Briefs: Deportation for criminals

Integration minister Rita Verdonk wants to make it easier to deport immigrants who commit even petty crimes, according to media reports. Under the stricter regulations, which the cabinet is expected to agree to on Friday, immigrants would forfeit their residence permits as soon as they are found guilty of a crime.

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