The number of refugees and asylum seekers living in Germany has hit a new record. Elsewhere in Europe, the number of people seeking protection is also increasing. Refugees and migrants resort to using the same routes as they have in the past, even though various governments have introduced countermeasures to prevent their journeys.
A German law making it easier for migrants on limited stay permits to apply for residence has already had a positive impact. Tens of thousands of people have applied since the Opportunity Residence Act came into force just over six months ago.
Germany will extend the deportation ban on Iranian nationals in the country until the end of the year. The interior ministry found that human rights violations in Iran "continue unchanged."
Stepping up deportations has been a key objective of Germany's coalition government. But the policy continues to suffer setbacks and it is particularly problematic in the city state of Berlin.
The German parliament has passed a new law that will make it easier for foreigners with a short-term 'tolerated stay' permit (Duldung) to get a residency permit.
Thousands of rejected asylum seekers in Germany are left fighting a tangle of bureaucracy for years. DW's Ben Knight has met two for whom a new law will offer the chance to stay longer.
For the more than 100,000 migrants who have been staying in Germany for five years or longer with 'tolerated' status, a new law could end their legal limbo starting with a one-year residency status "on probation". Here's what you need to know.