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Portugal to Expel 18,000 Undocumented Migrants Amid Crisis

5/4/2025

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Portugal's caretaker government is set to expel 18,000 undocumented migrants, beginning with 4,500 who are urged to leave voluntarily within 20 days. This move comes ahead of early elections on May 18, triggered by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's government collapse, plunging the nation into its most turbulent political crisis in half a century.

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Portugal's caretaker government is set to expel 18,000 undocumented migrants, beginning with 4,500 who are urged to leave voluntarily within 20 days. This move comes ahead of early elections on May 18, triggered by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's government collapse, plunging the nation into its most turbulent political crisis in half a century.