Merkel on defensive as anti-migrant sentiment soars in wake of Cologne rapes
Under German law, asylum seekers are typically only deported if they have been sentenced to at least three years in prison, and providing their lives are not at risk at home.
Supporters of anti-immigration right-wing movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West) rally in Cologne(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS