Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) called for an expansion of deportation practices Afghanistan defended. “Anyone who has undergone a negative asylum procedure and is forced to leave the country must, of course, also expect that this exit will also be obtained, unless it is done voluntarily,” Dobrindt said. Germany is still a “cosmopolitan country”.
A few days ago, it became known through the Hesse Ministry of the Interior that the federal government had cleared the way for new deportations to Afghanistan. According to a decree from the Hessian state ministry, the federal police announced that “previous restrictions on the identification of Afghan citizens – criminals and threats – have been lifted.”
The identification demonstration referred to in the resolution presupposes preparation deportation: Attempts are being made with representatives of the Islamist Taliban government to clarify the identities of people who are required to leave the country and, if necessary, to issue travel documents. According to the Hessian decree, there are only a few exceptions to this procedure. However, the selection criteria remained: male, adult, single and legally obligated to leave the country.
Deportations to Syria will also be expanded
For Dobrindt, according to his own statements, this is nothing less than the implementation of the agreement in the coalition agreement: “This means that we also begin to provide returns to countries such as Afghanistan and Syria.” We will start with criminals, but other people forced to leave the country will also be deported “gradually.”
The Hessian Refugee Council called the group’s expansion this week “irresponsible.” Left-wing domestic politician Clara Bünger said deportations to Afghanistan are gradually being normalized. “In my opinion, this violates human rights rules,” Buenger said.
Human rights in Afghanistan are out of the question
Following the withdrawal of international troops in 2021, radical Islamist terrorist militia Taliban came to power in Afghanistan. Since then, the human rights situation has deteriorated sharply, with men facing all sorts of arbitrary punishments and women’s basic rights being restricted in all areas of life.
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Not only does the federal government want to consistently deport people to Afghanistan, but it also no longer wants to accept more vulnerable people from there. The corresponding programs of previous governments were declared completed. Hundreds of people who have already received clearance are forced to remain in neighboring Pakistan. The decision of the Federal Constitutional Court this Friday should give them some hope: according to this, such promises cannot be completely withdrawn. Revocation of promised visas must be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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