A series of measures such as extended immigration detention are intended to prevent deportations from failing at the last moment in the future. After a long tug of war in the traffic light coalition, the Bundestag passed a corresponding law on Thursday evening.
In order to make it easier to deport foreigners without the right to remain, the statutory maximum duration of detention on departure will be extended from the current ten days to 28 days. In addition, officials are now allowed to enter rooms in shared accommodation other than just the room of the person being deported. In the past, deportations repeatedly failed because those affected could no longer be found.
The bill was briefly removed from the agenda in the last week of the session before Christmas because the Greens had called for improvements. At their insistence, it is now being ensured that those affected are provided with a lawyer. In addition, the law provides for tougher action against smugglers. Due to protests from human rights organizations, a subsequently inserted passage is intended to make it clear that the sea rescue of refugees is not criminalized.
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