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Asylum seekers 'sleeping on benches' at Lisbon airport // Car use triples, at cost of walkability and climate

Asylum seekers 'sleeping on benches' at Lisbon airport // Car use triples, at cost of walkability and climate

Portuguese news in English on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

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‘Chaotic situation’ for asylum seekers at airport

Asylum seekers are “sleeping on benches” at Lisbon Airport, in a “chaotic situation” following the dissolution of the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), Diário de Notícias reports. The reports, from a major police union, say there are almost always 15 to 20 people waiting for access to the Temporary I…

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