Vona noted at a news conference that Jobbik had supported March 7 legislation tightening asylum regulations which exclude migrant 14-18 year-olds from the child protection act while obliging them to stay in transit zones until their asylum applications are ruled on.

Vona dismissed a recent government statement on relaxing the rules, insisting that doing so would open up legal abuses and increase security risks.

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