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Interior Minister proposes expulsion of foreigners who commit crimes in Uruguay

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Uruguayan government announced yesterday, August 23, a parliamentary initiative to expel foreigners who commit crimes. "We don't want these people, not even in prison," said Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber.

"Uruguay opens its doors to people who come to work, with the best traditions, and they commit crimes... We want a much more effective law so that those who commit crimes are expelled from the country with a sentence by the court. We need a legal means to expel these people," Heber said.

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