Germany: Pro-refugee protesters decry deportations at Leipzig airport

Around 200 pro-refugee protesters marched through Leipzig airport and to the city’s central train station on Friday, denouncing the government deportation plan which aims to make it easier to deport migrants who have been convicted of crimes.
Protesters were accompanied by police as they rallied through the airport and then caught the train to the city's main station. No serious incidents were reported.
Germany's coalition government announced new measures back in January, aimed at making it easier for migrants convicted of crimes to be deported. The move came partially in response to acts of sexual assault against women which were reported in Cologne and other German cities on New Year’s Eve.