TOKYO: Japan’s revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, set to take full effect Monday , has raised alarms among those facing potential deportation under the new regulations.
He joined the democratisation movement in Myanmar after becoming aware of problems with the country’s military regime when he was a high school student.. He said he literally risked his life on the movement. His family also faced danger. He is wondering what he can do. If he is deported and goes back to Myanmar, there will be no guarantee of his life.
The man was involved in a labor movement in the African country, where he confronted the government as he called for the elimination of unpaid labour.His two applications for refugee status were both rejected. He was held in an immigration detention facility for two years from 2018, when he applied for the second time.In November 2018, while in detention, he filed a lawsuit with Tokyo District Court demanding the cancellation of the decision not to recognize him as refugee.