US EditionGerman lower house backs plan to halt refugee family reunification
- On June 27, Germany’s Bundestag approved legislation that temporarily halts family reunification rights for migrants holding subsidiary protection status, imposing a two-year suspension.
- The suspension follows rules introduced in 2018 capping reunification at 12,000 individuals yearly and occurs amid Chancellor Merz's pledge for stricter immigration limits.
- Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt emphasized that the legislation is intended to ease strain on the country’s social services, education, and housing sectors, which are currently overwhelmed, while also targeting human trafficking operations.
- The bill was approved by a majority of 444 to 135 votes and impacts around 381,000 individuals with subsidiary protection status, approximately 78 percent of whom are Syrians.
- The legislation marks Merz's first migration policy success and is expected to reduce arrivals by 12,000 annually while drawing criticism from human rights groups and some lawmakers.
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German lower house backs plan to halt refugee family reunification
Germany's Bundestag lower house passed a bill on Friday to suspend family reunification for migrants who do not qualify for full refugee status, fulfilling a conservative election pledge to curb migration and ease pressure on integration systems.
The suspension of the family reunification, the SPD is participating. Rejections are classified as illegal, the SPD is silent. If this is to look like the future of social democracy, then it can go away.
The Bundestag passed a law on Friday that suspends family reunification for two years. The bill will primarily affect Syrians who enjoy so-called subsidiary protection in Germany.
The German parliament has approved a law that suspends family reunification for refugees with subsidiary protection status for two years, one of the key measures of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, which aims to reduce immigration into the country.
The German Parliament approved a legislative proposal suspending family regrouping for at least two years for migrants who have to have only the subsidiary status.
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