US EditionGermany Must Give Visas to at-Risk Afghan Family, Court Says
GERMANY, JUL 8 – The court ruled the government must honor visa commitments for an Afghan family facing deportation, despite canceled admission schemes under Chancellor Merz's stricter migration policies.
- On Tuesday, a court in Germany decided that an Afghan family, which had been assured visas under a humanitarian initiative, must be permitted to enter the country.
- This ruling followed an urgent appeal from the family, facing deportation from Pakistan to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where judges found their danger claim credible.
- Judges stated the government was legally bound by final, unrevoked decisions and could not rescind this voluntary commitment despite the admission programme’s suspension.
- The court affirmed that all family members had undergone security screening and raised no concerns, while since May 2021, Germany has welcomed approximately 36,500 at-risk Afghans through multiple resettlement programs.
- The ruling obliges visa issuance but can be appealed as Berlin’s conservative government toughens migration policies and reviews halted Afghan admissions.
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The decision of the Berlin Administrative Court shows that the government not only breaks the word against people at risk, says Max Bauer. It also disregards the rule of law in Germany.
Islamists' marches or visa claims by Afghans – the CDU is increasingly under pressure in view of its electoral promises in migration policy. This is also recognised by the domestic political spokesman of the Berlin CDU, Burkard Dregger – and explains what room for manoeuvre politics still has.
At the latest after a court decision matures in the Merz government the realization that in future Afghans will be allowed to come to Germany again.
Germany must honour visa obligations to Afghan refugees, rules court
BERLIN - A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government is obliged to issue visas to Afghan nationals and their family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions programme that the new centre-right coalition intends to shut down. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Germany must live up to its commitments. This is what was decided by a court this Tuesday in first instance condemning the government to issue visas to an Afghan woman and her family threatened by the Taliban regime. Berlin's repatriation programme is being challenged by the new German government. About 40 complaints have been lodged by Afghans threatened with a return to their country where their lives are in danger.
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onetz.deBerlin wants to end the admission programme for vulnerable Afghans. However, some affected people already have a commitment. This must be respected, the Berlin administrative court now found.
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