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The new Federal Councilor Beat Jans has proposed stricter measures for the asylum system. The criticism doesn’t stop there.
The criticism of the stricter measures is by no means surprising. Swiss refugee aid rejects everything Jans wants. Lionel Walter, media spokesman for Swiss Refugee Aid, fears prejudice. If Jans wants to keep people from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco away from Switzerland without much prospect of asylum, this would lead to a prejudgment before their application has even been examined. Every person must be able to apply for asylum at any time and regardless of their chances.
In any case, it is very problematic to clarify the facts of each asylum application in such a short time
Justice Minister Jans would like to apply the so-called 24-hour procedure tested in Zurich throughout Switzerland. Within this period, the essential clarifications should be made for people who have little prospect of asylum. Alicia Giraudel, head of asylum and migration at Amnesty International Switzerland, criticizes this practice: “It is definitely very problematic to clarify the facts of each asylum application in such a short time.”
A question of care?
Giraudel asks himself what should be clarified in this short time. Speed comes at the expense of care. She also criticizes the planned change that asylum applications can only be made during the week and vulnerable people are excluded from the regulations: “Asylum seekers are actually expected to prove their vulnerability from the outset so that they can be admitted . How is that supposed to work?”
There is also the question of who can reliably clarify a person’s vulnerability at the weekend.
It must not be the case that an asylum application fails because a person cannot write.
Swiss refugee aid also doesn’t take kindly to the idea that people with poor chances of asylum should justify their application in writing before the procedure: “It shouldn’t be the case that an asylum application fails because a person cannot write, for example. » Like everything proposed by Federal Councilor Beat Jans, this deterrent idea is unclear, legally questionable and possibly not suitable for everyday asylum purposes.