Overview

• The Berlin Administrative Court has temporarily blocked the deportation or expulsion of two Irish nationals, one Polish national, and one American activist involved in protests at the Free University of Berlin.
• The activists are accused of storming the university’s administration building in October 2024, causing over €100,000 in damages and threatening staff with tools such as axes and crowbars.
• The Berlin Senate Interior Administration argued the activists posed a public safety threat, but the court found no clear evidence of criminal actions or fixed group membership for the Polish and American activists.
• The court emphasized the need to respect EU free movement rights and due process, ruling that deportation conditions were not met for any of the individuals.
• Police investigations into the violent incidents at the university are ongoing, with no final convictions or comprehensive evidence presented yet.