A member of the Muslim community in Portugal alerted to the construction of two prisons exclusively intended for members of the immigrant population in the country. According to the publication, the decision was allegedly motivated by recently promulgated immigration legislation.
The new Foreigners Law appears to be at the center of this controversy, having generated concerns among immigrant communities in Portugal. The alert comes in a context of debate about the Portuguese government's migration policies.
The construction of the prisons is intended, according to the available information, to house an increase in detainees in the context of the new legislative measures. The member of the Muslim community who raised the alert was not identified in the article.
The article indicates that the legislation was recently promulgated, suggesting a direct link between the new immigration policies and the decision to build specific prison infrastructure for immigrants.
