US EditionGerman expulsion of asylum seekers by border police unlawful, court rules
- A German court declared on Monday that the government's recent directive to refuse entry to asylum seekers at border crossings is unlawful.
- The policy, introduced on May 7 to crack down on irregular migration, led to the pushback of three Somali nationals at Frankfurt an der Oder on May 9.
- The court found the pushbacks unlawful because the government failed to prove any threat to public order that would justify disregarding the EU's Dublin system, which assigns responsibility for processing asylum claims.
- Interior Ministry data showed 1,676 people, including 32 asylum seekers, were denied entry under the policy, while Germany's neighbors expressed concerns and the French embassy requested clarity on migration controls.
- The ruling challenges Chancellor Friedrich Merz's migration crackdown, signaling legal limits on border pushbacks and emphasizing adherence to European asylum procedures.
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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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