French immigration police allegedly deported more illegal immigrants this summer than ever before

Try getting anything done in France during August, and you'll come up against a wall: Everything is closed, as most people are on vacation. But apparently not everyone is out of commission. According to some immigrant rights groups, the immigration police are working hard -- deporting more illegal immigrants this summer than ever before. RFI's Sarah Elzas reports from Paris.

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It was 46 years ago this week that construction began on the Berlin Wall. It divided the city for close to three decades and became one of the most notorious symbols of the Cold War. Many who tried to flee over the wall paid with their lives. But the former East German leadership always denied that there was an official order to kill. Now, a document has come to light proving that East German border guards had explicit orders to shoot at people who were trying to flee to West Berlin. 

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