入管法改正案、参院委で可決　与党、９日成立方針

　参院法務委員会は８日、外国人の収容・送還ルールを見直す入管難民法改正案を、自民、公明両党と日本維新の会、国民民主党の賛成多数で可決した。与党は９日の本会議で成立させる方針だ。
　改正案は、難民認定手続き中は強制送還を一律に停止する規定に例外を設け、３回目以降の申請者は送還可能とすることが柱。現行法は申請回数に上限がなく、送還逃れのため繰り返し申し立てるケースがあり、収容長期化の要因とされてきた。（2023/06/08-10:36）

The Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan's parliament, approved on Thursday a bill to revise the immigration control and refugee recognition law.
   The bill was passed by a majority vote, with support from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito as well as Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People in the opposition side.
   The ruling bloc plans to put the bill to a vote at a plenary meeting for enactment Friday.
   The bill calls for creating an exception to a provision that suspends all deportations during refugee application screening procedures. The exception would newly enable authorities to deport those seeking refugee status in Japan for their third time or more.
   The current law sets no limit to the number of times foreign nationals can apply for refugee status. Some repeatedly file for the status to avoid deportation, causing Japan to detain foreigners at immigration facilities for a prolonged period.