Deportation in Berlin (symbol photo) Photo: picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com
From the BZ editorial team
Two thirds of the deportations of asylum seekers from Germany fail!
According to the federal government, 12,945 deportations were carried out last year. However, 23,337 people could not have been deported.
This emerges from a response from the red-yellow-green federal government to a request from the Union faction in the Bundestag. First the “WELT am SONNTAG” (belongs to Axel Springer Verlag like BZ) reported.
People hide from deportation
The reasons for the failed deportations: Among other things, canceled flights and the absence of the people concerned on the day of departure.
The Union’s domestic policy spokesman in the Bundestag, Alexander Throm (CDU), told the newspaper: “Germany is in the worst migration crisis since 2016. A successful repatriation policy must be a priority in the federal and state governments.”
“Not everyone can stay”
Throm accused the traffic light coalition of not having implemented any of their “repatriation offensive”. He referred to the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP. It says: “Not everyone who comes to us can stay. We are launching a repatriation offensive in order to implement departures more consistently, in particular the deportation of criminals and those who are at risk.”
As of December 31, according to the central register of foreigners, there were a total of 304,308 people in Germany who were legally obliged to leave the country, of which 248,145 had a Duldung. (dpa/ias)