Portugal tightens immigration laws with far-right support | International

LISBON, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Portuguese government on Tuesdayadopted stricter immigration laws that make it harder to enter the country,pushed through with the support of the far-right. The reforms, supported by the right and far-right, are an amended version ofa text approved by parliament last July, but vetoed by President MarceloRebelo de Sousa over the Constitutional Court's objections to its familyreunification provisions. Government spokesman Antonio Leitao Amaro has defended the reform, saying"the time of irresponsible immigration is over" and underlining what hecalled a need to "control and regulate flows in order to integrate withhumanity". From now on, the right to family reunification for immigrants will only applyafter at least two years of legal residence in Portugal. But the...