French parliament has passed a law restraining Nigerian students and others from bringing their family members to the country.
BBC report stated on Thursday, that the law was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Deputy of the French National Assembly, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.
A previous draft was rejected by parliament last week when the National Rally, as well as the left, voted against it. In response, the government redrafted the bill, making some of its provisions tougher.
The new toughening immigration policy makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France and delays their access to welfare benefits.
It also bans detaining minors in detention centers while leaders of a third of French regions said they would not comply with certain measures in the law.