US EditionGerman expulsion of asylum seekers by border police unlawful, court rules
- On Monday, a German court declared the government's new policy of rejecting asylum seekers at its borders to be unlawful.
- The policy was implemented on May 7, immediately following the inauguration of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government, aiming to curb irregular migration.
- The court's decision followed an appeal by three Somali nationals who were stopped at a train station on May 9 in Frankfurt an der Oder and sent back to Poland despite wishing to claim asylum.
- The court ruled that individuals indicating their intention to apply for asylum at a German border checkpoint cannot be returned immediately, and reported that 1,676 people, including 32 asylum seekers, were refused entry during the initial two weeks following the implementation of the policy.
- The ruling challenges Merz's approach, has caused tensions with neighbouring countries, and calls for compliance with EU Dublin rules in handling asylum claims at the border.
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The new government tightens the controls and rejections at German borders. How this practice can be justified legally remains open.
Berlin Court Rules Rejection of Asylum Seekers at Borders Unlawful - teleSUR English
The court ruled that the deportation contravened the European Union’s Dublin Regulation. On Monday, a Berlin administrative court ruled that the German government violated European Union asylum laws by deporting three Somali nationals at its eastern border with Poland, casting uncertainty over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s newly introduced migration policy. RELATED: Germany Reports Record Number of Politically Motivated Crimes The three asylum see…
The Berlin Administrative Court has declared the tougher course towards asylum seekers at the borders illegal. Many others will follow this judgment, which can look completely different, but the case shows how dysfunctional the European asylum system is.
According to the Berlin court decision, the Federal Government would have to put an end to the practice of rejecting refugees. However, it does not want to do so and thus shows a questionable legal understanding.
Despite the setback in court, the German government maintains its course of increased controls and rejections at the German borders. Even though the "playrooms here may have been narrowed a little again", Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed on Tuesday. The rejection of asylum seekers at border controls on German territory is illegal after an urgent decision of the Berlin Administrative Court. Without the so-called Dublin procedure, they c…
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