Overview
- The Landesjustizministerium confirmed that at least 15 new detention places will be established near Stuttgart airport as a branch of the state’s deportation facility
- The Pforzheim centre is being expanded from 51 places to 68 by autumn 2025, with a full capacity of 80 expected by spring 2027
- Justice Minister Marion Gentges warned that federal return initiatives and rising deportation orders will exceed available detention slots even after the Pforzheim upgrade
- EU asylum reforms mandate fast-track procedures at external border transit areas and require designated detention places by July 2026
- By April 30, Baden-Württemberg recorded about 23,700 enforceable departure orders and completed roughly 1,580 deportations by the end of May 2025