The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that resulted in the release of five Afghans detained by immigration authorities while applying for refugee status.
“The five men entered Japan for the purpose of finding work,” presiding Judge Yomatsu Hinagata said, favoring the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau’s appeal. The Justice Ministry in November rejected the refugee-status applications lodged by the men.
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