Bill in Cabinet this week
Faeser is planning to speed up deportations
October 23, 2023, 2:33 a.m
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Germany is hesitant to deport people; federal politicians seem to agree on this point. Interior Minister Faeser is therefore announcing a legislative package that is intended to lead to the rapid expulsion of criminals and dangerous people. The federal government wants to decide on the new regulations as early as Tuesday.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to deport rejected asylum seekers more quickly. A “comprehensive legislative package for more and faster returns” should be passed by the cabinet on Wednesday, the SPD politician told the “Rheinische Post”. “Anyone who does not have the right to remain in Germany must leave our country again,” added the Federal Interior Minister. This also includes expelling and deporting criminals and dangerous offenders more consistently and quickly.
This is “necessary” so that people who have found protection from war and terror in this country can continue to receive good care, Faeser continued. Germany alone offered protection to 1.1 million war refugees from Ukraine.
Faeser emphasized that the number of returns this year is already 27 percent higher than in the same period last year. “Nevertheless, we must provide regulations with which we can enforce our law more consistently and quickly,” said Faeser.
“Bundle of restrictive measures”
The “repatriation package” provides for “a bundle of restrictive measures”. “This also includes expelling and deporting criminals and menaces more consistently and quickly,” said the minister. At the same time, the federal government will continue to negotiate “very intensively” agreements with the countries of origin so that they actually take back their nationals, said Faeser.
The draft law presented by Faeser provides, among other things, for expanding the powers of authorities and the police in enforcing returns. Many of the detailed changes are aimed at demanding more so-called participation rights from asylum seekers in the asylum process. The maximum duration of so-called exit custody should also be extended.