From January to the end of March, a full of 6 151 people were deported from Germany, according to the consequence of the German government to the intervention of the MPs of the Left in the Bundestag. That's more than the average of the erstwhile years. By comparison, a full of around 20 000 deportations were carried out in 2024, while a year earlier – 16.5 000. The AFP agency calculated that the number of deportations from Germany increased by 28.4% compared to the first 4th of last year.
Deportations in the first 4th were inactive carried out under the old government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The fresh government of the CDU/CSU chalice coalition and the Social Democracy of the SPD, which has been in office since May, has announced that in the future it will increase the rate of deportation. It was 1 of the major announcements of the CDU and CSU during the election campaign. It cannot so be excluded that these figures will emergence again over the year.
Deportations besides to EU countries
In the first 4th Germany sent foreigners to Turkey (502), Georgia (454), France (333), Spain (325) and Serbia (291). Poland is besides advanced on this list, where 254 people were deported.
Around 1,700 deportations are alleged Dublin transfers to another EU countries which are liable for the asylum procedure under the EU Regulation of the same name. This regulation obliges asylum seekers to apply in the EU country they entered first after crossing the EU border. As part of this procedure 146 people were transferred to Poland.
Deportations to Iraq (157 people) and Iran (5 people) were besides carried out.
As reported, 1 3rd of the deportation was carried out through costly charter flights. Collective deportations to 3rd countries specified as Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon were peculiarly expensive. A single deportation flight to Pakistan was to cost EUR 462,000. akin amounts were collected for flights to Ethiopia (418 thousand) and another West African countries. any of these costs were covered by the EU Border Protection Agency Frontex.
Criticism of "repentant" government action
Left-wing MP Clara Buenger powerfully criticized the authorities for expanding the number of deportations. As he claims, he knows of many cases where police and immigration authorities were to act "brutally and without empathy". "We talk about families separated without mercy or sick people virtually abducted from the infirmary and transported by deportation planes," Buenger said in an interview with the editorial network Redaktionsnetnerk Deutschland.
The Left organization calls for a thorough reflection on German deportation policy. Human rights organisations besides regularly criticise the treatment of susceptible persons, specified as sick, minors or household members with children.
