The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has apologized for a post on Instagram that included an image of a black and red sign reading, “Germany for Germans who defend our democracy.” The party’s original intent was to take a stand against racist behavior following a racist incident in Sylt. The post was removed after receiving…
The Lower Saxony state authority deported a Russian refugee family despite church asylum. According to the Ministry of the Interior and the State Reception Service of Saxony, the family, which consisted of a couple, an adult boy and a girl, was deported. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees had examined the personal circumstances…
Over the past months, the Federal Police has examined vehicles coming from Poland, causing traffic jams on the Oder Bridge in Frankfurt, as well as on the highways near Świjko and Klein Bademosl. This forces Polish health sector workers and craftsmen who come to work in Berlin and Brandenburg to move early to reach their…
Beat Jans, Swiss Federal Asylum Minister, announced working to implement asylum procedures 24 hours a day in all asylum centers across Switzerland, in order to complete the asylum procedures as quickly as possible without the possibility of being accepted for asylum. He also announced the implementation of all procedural steps within a short period. The…
The Swedish Immigration Service announced the abolition of the requirement for a period of work when a refugee submits a request to change his residence from temporary to permanent residence, in a blow to the strict tendencies adopted by the Swedish government towards refugees, as a result of the increasing influence of the extreme…
Video recordings showed semi-naked Syrian migrants forced to return to Macedonia by Serbian border guards, days after the border cooperation summit between the European Union and Serbia. Human rights organizations considered this a violation of international laws, and demanded an urgent investigation, according to media reports. The two recordings published by the Guardian, on…
German churches have directed sharp criticism at the Christian Democratic Party over the refugees. The criticism came from refugee representatives in churches, especially the two main churches in Germany, after the party announcing its desire to include in its basic program the third-state solution policy. This means deporting asylum seekers to a third country in…
Many people with a German passport break immigration law through adopting foreign children. Such cases are called by officials (false paternity), where in turn foreign children acquire German citizenship. The federal government believes that most of these cases constitute immigration law fraud, aiming to take measures to stop them. Nancy Weser, Minister of Interior, wants…
Measles has returned and is striking reception centers for asylum seekers. Health authorities discovered an outbreak of the disease in the reception center in Reinickendorf, Berlin, and isolated 80 refugees who had not been vaccinated against the disease. The State Office for Refugee Affairs Berlin (LAF) announced that a refugee had contracted measles in Reinickendorf…
The European Union is working to sign an agreement with Lebanon worth one million euros to reduce the number of Syrian refugees in Europe. According to the German News Agency – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) –, the European Union plans to stop the flow of Syrian refugees from Lebanon. The deal aims for the European Union…
Following the introduction of payment cards for refugees in select regions, a renewed debate has emerged regarding their statewide implementation. Certain areas have reported that the introduction of these cards prompted asylum seekers to consider either leaving Germany or pursuing employment opportunities. Nevertheless, the true implications of this model remain a subject of contention. Werner…
A refugee from the refugee camp located in the Bensheim region of Hessen passed away, leading to the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect by the police. Authorities report that a dispute occurred within the refugee accommodation, resulting in severe injuries to the deceased. According to both the Darmstadt Public Prosecutor’s Office and the local police…
