Germany issued over 11,000 visas to family members of refugees with subsidiary protection last year. While the number increased compared to the previous year, the government quota of 1,000 visas per month was not reached.
The number of asylum seekers receiving benefits decreased considerably in 2018. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, the number went down by 12%.
One year after the introduction of family reunifications for refugees who have been given subsidiary protection in Germany, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called for the German government to also recognize siblings as family members that could become eligible for reunification.
While the processing of family reunification applications for those with subsidiary protection in Germany seems to finally be on track to meet the government's goal, the allocation of 1,000 slots per month is more or less exhausted for the first half of this year. Last year, the German government missed its target of processed applications, but left-over slots apparently won’t roll over into this year.
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The number of people entering Germany to join family members who have received temporary or 'subsidiary' protection status has reached its planned target of 1,000 per month. But critics are still calling for the cap to be lifted altogether.
Requests for humanitarian protection in Italy have seen a sharp decline since the Salvini security decree was enacted into law in December, with 50,000 fewer migrants in reception centers. Requests totaled just two percent in the first 20 days of this year, compared to 26 percent during the same period in 2018.
For refugees with subsidiary protection in Germany, the number of family reunification applications processed in 2018 was considerably lower than the goal set by the government. The foreign ministry is currently assessing whether it can roll over the leftover contingent of 1,740 cases into 2019.
Germany is forcing people displaced by the Syrian war to get documents and hand over money at Syrian consulates loyal to Bashar Assad. Refugee advocates say this is inhumane and supports the brutal Assad regime.
Foreigners with "humanitarian protection" - including trafficking victims and children - are being expelled from hosting centers in Italy, following the approval of a controversial new decree.