Finnish Lawmakers Approve Controversial Law to Turn away Migrants at Border with Russia

AP
12:05 JST,
July 13, 2024
HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers on Friday narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications because Helsinki says Moscow is orchestrating an influx of migrants to...
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