6 hours agoGerman court challenges Merzin: No return of asylum seekers to border without EU procedure
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)A court in Berlin has ruled that the return of asylum seekers to Germany's borders is illegal unless it is carried out through the European Union procedure known as Dublin procedure, DW reports. This decision directly challenges the federal government's new immigration policy as it becomes known it has come after a [...]
This decision directly challenges the federal government's new immigration policy, while it becomes known it has come after a case in which three Somali citizens were turned back from the German border to Poland, according to a new German regulation. The Berlin Court has stressed that this return was illegal, having avoided the necessary legal steps by violating asylum rights.
German media consider the court's decision a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has just taken office and has vowed to toughen control of irregular migration.
What does European law say?
According to the tribunal, any person who expresses a desire to seek asylum at a border control on German territory cannot go back without specifying which state is responsible for handling the application, according to the EU's “Dublin” system.
After taking office last month, however, the Merz government had instructed police that they could return irregular immigrants caught at the border even if they sought asylum at the time of the ban.
The Berlin decision is expected to have broad legal and political implications, while challenging efforts to strengthen borders on one of the most sensitive issues for the German government./Periscopi/
