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Belgian plan for ICE-style immigration raids on homes criticised as ‘law of fear’

For months, intense debate has swirled across Belgium over measures introduced by the ruling right-leaning coalition to ramp up expulsions of people who have been denied the right to stay in the country.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 11, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC

Rights groups oppose new law that will let police forcibly enter homes to remove refused asylum seekers Belgium could see ICE-style home raids, echoing the US crackdown on immigration, rights campaigners have warned, after MPs approved a law that allows police to forcibly enter properties to remove undocumented people.

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