Legislation to galvanize immigration laws and tackle international organized crime is being prepared for submission to the extraordinary Diet session expected to begin this month, Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama said Friday.
The legislation is intended to allow authorities to deport foreigners who commit minor crimes such as theft and receive prison terms of one year or less, or suspended sentences. The amendments would also empower authorities to deport foreigners who broker heinous crimes.
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