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Berlin Splits on Syrian Returns as Interior Ministry Pushes Deportation Plan

Wadephul’s on‑site assessment finds Syria unready for mass return, putting his stance at odds with a quickening drive to send some refugees back.

Außenminister Wadephul (M, CDU) bei seinem Besuch in Syrien
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Overview

  • The Interior Ministry said it is negotiating a return agreement with Damascus to enable deportations, beginning with convicted criminals.
  • After visiting the devastated Damascus suburb of Harasta, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said large voluntary returns are only very limited in the short term.
  • Officials confirmed that short home visits to Syria will still generally cost refugees their protection status in Germany.
  • The migration office has resumed adjudicating certain Syrian asylum cases, focusing since late September on young, able-bodied, single men.
  • Germany announced about €52.6 million in new humanitarian and recovery funding for Syria and the region, as UNHCR warns the country’s reception capacity is already strained.