Shortly before the wedding ceremony, immigration police officers arrived at Vösendorf Castle on Saturday. The groom (27) has been in detention since then. The almost-bride’s lawyer is now fighting against the threat of deportation.
It should have been the most beautiful day in the life of a Turk and his future wife (40). But the groom was arrested in the middle of the civil ceremony in Vösendorf Castle. The 27-year-old has been in custody since then. Background to the intervention: Ten days before the wedding, the Kurd, who has been living in Austria since 2022 and has not yet completed military service in his home country, received a negative asylum decision. If he had said yes to his German partner, whom he met in the company of his uncle, who has been living in this country for many years, he would have received a residence permit immediately. “One could have waited…” Lawyer Gregor Bracket, who specializes in asylum and immigration law is now fighting doggedly for the 27-year-old to remain in Austria. Because for him the police operation was not proportionate. “You could have waited until the marriage was consummated, but you wanted to prevent that at all costs. Otherwise, of course, the intervention would no longer have been necessary.”Klammer primarily refers to a similar case from 2016, in which the court successfully intervened against the arrest. “Back then, too, an asylum seeker wanted to marry an EU citizen in Austria.” A complaint has now been filed against detention pending deportation. However, the lawyer expects a deportation attempt in the next few days.
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