44That is why Directive 2004/38, as is apparent from recital 24 in the preamble, establishes a system of protection against expulsion measures which is based on the degree of integration of those persons in the host Member State, so that the greater the degree of integration of Union citizens and their family members in the host Member State, the greater the guarantees against expulsion they enjoy (see, to that effect, judgments of 23 November 2010, Tsakouridis, C‑145/09, EU:C:2010:708, paragraph 25, and of 8 December 2011, Ziebell, C‑371/08, EU:C:2011:809, paragraph 70).
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