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Approximately two thousand Nepalese nationals in Portugal face potential deportation after allegedly being defrauded by an agent who used counterfeit stamps on their immigration documents.
The government's new return law signals a potential alignment with Chega, creating political tension as the Socialist Party (PS) considers severing ties with the administration.
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) acknowledges a mistake and retracts its decision to deport an individual.
Arrested in November 2024 with 22 GSM modems and thousands of SIM cards, the defendant claims he was unaware of the scheme until his arrest by the Judicial Police. The Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting his deportation.
In total, more than 300 Portuguese citizens were deported, according to the Annual Internal Security Report. The majority are men aged between 20 and 29.
The Nepalese ambassador warns that many Nepalese citizens in Portugal are facing the risk of deportation after being misled by recruitment agencies.
Approximately 23,000 immigrants were notified to voluntarily leave Portugal last year, an exponential increase compared to 2024, when 444 notifications were recorded, reveals the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) today.
In 2024, 444 foreigners had been notified for voluntary departure from the country and 195 immigrants had administrative expulsion proceedings.
Portugal records a record increase in notifications to leave the country; the effective removal rate increased even before the new law. Immigration enforcement actions increased, but found little more than a thousand illegal residents in the national territory. Crimes committed by immigrants remain stable (and Hindustani individuals are not among those most identified).
The Government has kept the rule in the new version of the “return package” that facilitates the deportation of immigrants with minor children in national territory. The text specifies that the current protection against expulsion only applies if the child is a legal resident. The new wording of Article 135 of the law, concerning “limits to expulsion,” states that this applies to those who “have minor children, nationals of a third state, who are legal residents in Portuguese territory, for whom they effectively assume parental responsibilities and ensure their support and education.” The full text was released this Monday, March 30, following its submission to Parliament. Despite concerns raised by advisors and during public consultation regarding the protection of children, the executive has disregarded these inputs. Another change requires at least five years of residency in the country to benefit from this non-deportation rule, whereas currently, the length of residency is not a factor when minor children are involved.
The proposal submitted to Parliament maintains a ban of up to five years, which may be extended if there is a serious threat to public order or security.
Foreign citizen had already been reported by locals. He was notified to leave the country by November 2025.
An “immediate deportation” was requested by the Mozambican's defence team to the US court.
The defence team for former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang has requested that the US court order his “immediate deportation” to Mozambique, following his scheduled release on 26 March, which has been delayed due to issues with a stopover in Lisbon.
The Portuguese government has approved a series of mechanisms to facilitate the deportation of immigrants in an irregular situation in the country. The so-called “return package” will now issue notifications for foreigners to leave Portugal, known as a “duty to leave”. The government promises to notify several people in the coming days. Furthermore, irregular immigrants may be detained for longer periods while awaiting deportation. The changes are causing concern, especially due to the delays by the government itself, through the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), in processing residence applications and issuing authorization cards on time. DN Brasil editor Amanda Lima explains.
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Brazilian citizens are being deported upon arrival at Portuguese airports due to pending residency permits. Lawyer Kíssila Valle highlights that the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) delays are causing significant hardship, as border authorities often disregard ongoing applications, leading to the detention and deportation of immigrants who have been waiting years for their documentation.
The article discusses the legal implications of time limits, specifically focusing on the government's proposal to extend the 60-day detention limit for illegal immigrants to 18 months. The author argues that the government is using the 'short' duration of the deadline as an excuse for its own failure to provide sufficient resources for deportation processes, drawing a comparison to the violation of procedural deadlines in criminal cases and the potential for such logic to be applied to the National Health Service (SNS).
André Ventura says there are “good signs from both sides” in negotiations with the Government. The party wants an end to the suspensive effect on asylum applications and faster deportations.
In this Thursday's episode of Contraponto, moderated by journalist João Adelino Faria, the new law on the return of migrants and the difficulties in electing external bodies of the Assembly of the Republic were under debate.
Mariana Fonseca was arrested in Indonesia after six months on the run and was deported after Jakarta authorities revoked her work visa. She is now at Tires prison, where she will serve a 23-year sentence for the murder and dismemberment of 21-year-old Diogo Gonçalves. The other perpetrator of the crime, Maria Malveiro, died by suicide in prison.
The Portuguese government has announced changes to deportation rules, causing concern among immigrants. The new measures include the end of voluntary departure notifications, stricter expulsion criteria requiring five years of residency for protection, an increase in detention time for immigrants up to 360 days, and a five-year ban on re-entry into the Schengen Area. These changes primarily target those without a legal right to reside in the country, such as those whose residency applications were denied or who entered without a visa, while clarifying that those awaiting AIMA responses are not considered to be in an illegal situation.
Parliament is deciding on new return rules, which include up to one year of detention and the end of notifications for voluntary departure. The case of Moroccans released in the Algarve is being used as an example.
The procedure aims to identify immigrants who lack the proper documentation to live in the country but are risking travel within the European Union. The government wants to facilitate deportations.
The return law is the third legislative piece of the Government's migration policy and was approved this Thursday by the Council of Ministers.
The Government's proposal to accelerate the deportation of immigrants is up for a vote this Thursday, March 19. The document has undergone changes following public consultation, including the softening of rules regarding the deportation of immigrants with minor children. Previous versions included measures such as eliminating the 20-day period for voluntary departure and increasing detention periods for foreigners to 540 days. Minister António Leitão Amaro describes this as the final major legislative piece in the country's migration reform, following previous attempts that faced challenges from the Constitutional Court.
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More than half of the deportation proceedings of foreigners in 2024 and 2025 involved Brazilian citizens.
The Public Security Police (PSP) detained 30 foreign nationals and issued notices to nearly 100 immigrants to voluntarily leave the country during immigration enforcement operations carried out in the Lisbon region last year.
