Germany will not deport Syrians through 2019
Germany has extended its deportation halt on Syrians for the rest of the year. However, deportations of Afghans will continue.
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European Union admits 32,700 refugees through resettlement program
The EU Commissioner for Refugees praised the resettlement program, saying it was a success. The EU hopes to bring in a total of 50,000 refugees through October through this program.
He was deported. But he's determined to return to Europe.
665 Moroccans were deported from Germany in November 2018. Naseem was one of them. Now, he's willing to do whatever possible to return to Germany.
Disagreements over deportation policy in Germany
Germany’s various regional interior ministers are in the middle of a three-day meeting with the federal interior minister, Horst Seehofer. The meeting included heated discussions, and disagreement, over regional deportation policies. Why is this issue so controversial in Germany?
Berlin refugees discover the power of bike riding
A group in Berlin is helping migrant and refugee women to gain confidence and mobility, and save money, by teaching them to ride a bicycle.
EU sees sharp rise in asylum applications
The number of applications for asylum in the EU is back up. About 206,500 applications were submitted during the first four months of 2019, compared with 179,000 in 2018, according to the European Asylum Support Office.
German boat captain Pia Klemp faces prison in Italy for migrant rescues
Pia Klemp stands accused of aiding illegal immigration after she saved people from drowning in the Mediterranean. The Bonn native has accused Italian authorities of organizing "a show trial."
German authorities rejected almost all 2019 church asylum cases
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) turned down most of the church asylum cases in the first four months of 2019, according to media reports. Humanitarian groups have criticized the rejections as harsh.
Munich Refugee Council and Amnesty quarrel with German state of Bavaria over ‘Infobus’ for asylum seekers
The 'Infobus' project offers free legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers in Munich. Because their volunteers were banned from offering their service inside reception centers, they went to court. Now, that court has ruled the 'Infobus' may not assist refugees inside the facilities without having been called for help.
German policy package on migration: What will change for asylum seekers and migrants?
Immigration of skilled workers, deportations, asylum seeker benefits – Germany’s Parliament has approved a comprehensive policy bundle about immigration and asylum. The new measures will open up the labor market to skilled migrant workers on the one hand, and facilitate the return and deportation of rejected asylum seekers on the other hand.
EU restricts visas for non-cooperation on migration
Citizens from third countries that do not take back rejected asylum-seekers may find it more difficult to obtain visas for the EU. Conversely, full cooperation could reap extra rewards.
Germany's new refugee labor laws slammed as lacking common sense
German lawmakers are set to pass a bundle of measures to make it easier to integrate migrants, but also deport rejected asylum-seekers. Experts say the laws not only send a mixed signal, but may even be unconstitutional.