Germany plans to deport record number of asylum seekers this year

A top advisor to German chancellor Angela Merkel said he expects the country to deport a record number of asylum m seekers again this year.

The deportations are seen as critical in restoring Merkel's standing with domestic critics of her refugee policy.

Our reporter Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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