Less than a week ago the chancellor said, Olaf ScholzHe said in an interview with the weekly magazine ‘Der Spiegel’: Germany It must reduce the number of refugees on its territory. “This number is absolutely excessive,” he summarized. This Wednesday, the Minister of Internal Affairs, himself a social democrat Nancy FaeserHe introduced the bill to streamline at least one issue related to immigration policy: deportation the proportion of those who entered as refugees, saw their applications rejected, and had no chance of integrating into the labor market; members criminal gangs anyone Islamic extremists.
According to internal affairs figures, almost 280 thousand people face deportation decisionOf these, approximately 205,000 are in a “tolerable” situation, meaning that deportation cannot be effective for humanitarian or bureaucratic reasons or because there are no bilateral agreements with the country of origin. Some were in this situation for up to 18 months. There’s been almost none so far this year 12,000 deported. Faeser argued that this figure is now a 27% increase compared to the previous year. But they are still below the targets.
The triple bill, consisting of social democrats, greens and liberals, caused bubbles to form at the base of the environmentalist formation. However, it recently received the green light from the coalition to enter the parliamentary process.
Bureaucratic obstacles and humanitarian reasons
Among other things, it will extend from the current 10 days to 27 days the maximum period during which persons awaiting deportation can remain detained in authorized centers for this purpose. It is thought that this will make it possible to dissolve the bureaucratic mountain This can accompany every deportation process, which often becomes unsustainable due to paperwork issues. The obligation to inform the affected person that he will be deported is also eliminated, and with it the chance of “getting lost” by leaving the reception center or leaving German territory.
Faeser argues that the regulations are “compatible” with European legislation. The introduction of the bill comes after months of criticism of the minister, whom the conservative opposition described as incompetent, especially on immigration issues. from Far-right alternative to Germany The second force intending to vote after the conservative bloc (AfD) took into account the complaints of regional powers whose reception capacity was inadequate. It also warns of problems for national and European security due to the danger posed by applicants who see their asylum claims rejected and remain in the country, often saying they have become radicalized or involved in organized crime.
Germany received more refugees in 2022 than in 2022 The great migration crisis of 2015, the previous record year. to million Ukrainians An additional 250,000 refugees of various origins have arrived in the country since the beginning of the Russian occupation. It is estimated that approximately 50,000 irregular immigrants will enter Germany so far in 2023, mostly via Poland.