French govt defends controversial migrant bill as 'balanced'
The French government's tough new immigration bill, one of the most divisive of Emmanuel Macron's young presidency, is "balanced" and "in line with European law", French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb says. NGOs have lashed out in particular at plans to double the time asylum seekers can be held in detention to 90 days and halve the amount of the time they have to appeal if turned down for refugee status.