Immigration bureau sued for locking up 17 foreigners in small room

Four foreigners have sued the Osaka immigration bureau over the pain they suffered in 2018 for being locked up with 13 other detainees in a small room at its facility despite a major earthquake in the region, their lawyer said Friday.In the suit filed with the Osaka District Court, the four from Nigeria, Pakistan and Peru are demanding some 3 million yen ($27,000) in total from the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau after being confined for more than 24 hours in a 20-square-meter room intended to house up to six people, according to the lawyer.While locked up from June 17, 2018, ele…READ FULL ARTICLE