Much more than a year ago
The number of deportations increases significantly
08/19/2023, 6:05 p.m
Deportation attempts fail again and again – be it because of the resistance of those affected or the refusal of the pilots. In the first half of the year, however, significantly more will be deported than in 2022. The nationals of a country are particularly often brought back to their homeland.
The number of deportations from Germany rose by more than a quarter in the first half of 2023. 7,861 people were deported, almost 27 percent more than in the same period last year. This emerges from the response of the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a small request from the left. Of those deported, 1,664 were women and 1,375 were minors.
People with Georgian nationality were deported most frequently (705), followed by North Macedonians (665), Afghans (659) and Turks (525).
People whose asylum application is rejected or whose visa or residence permit has expired must leave Germany. If they don’t do this and there are no impediments such as illness or other reasons for toleration, the immigration authorities have to deport them.
Hundreds of deportation attempts aborted
However, this fails again and again. According to the information, 520 deportation attempts had to be canceled in the first half of the year. The most common reasons were resistance from those affected, refusal by the pilot or the airline and a refusal by the Federal Police to take over.
The flight policy spokeswoman for the left, Clara Bünger, who had made the request, criticized the increased number of deportations. “All too often, people are forced back to places where they face war, extreme poverty and a lack of prospects, under the threat or use of force. That’s irresponsible.”