Brandenburg Tightens Deportation Policies While Promoting Refugee Integration
The state government introduces deportation centers and employment-focused integration measures, drawing mixed political reactions.
- Brandenburg is implementing deportation centers and transition facilities to expedite the removal of individuals without residency rights.
- The maximum stay in initial reception centers has been extended from 18 to 24 months for asylum seekers with low residency prospects.
- The second nationwide Dublin deportation center in Eisenhüttenstadt will facilitate faster deportations to Poland under EU rules.
- Approximately 4,000 individuals in Brandenburg are currently subject to enforceable deportation orders, according to official data.
- Political leaders remain divided, with some supporting stricter measures while others, like Potsdam's mayor, call for a more humane approach.