CDU Proposes Express Deportation Facility at Hamburg Airport

The plan includes 500 detention spaces and weekly deportation flights, but critics question its feasibility and motives.

The CDU has proposed establishing an 'Express Deportation Facility' at Hamburg Airport to expedite deportations of individuals required to leave Germany.
The facility would include 500 detention spaces and operate weekly deportation flights, focusing on individuals classified as criminals or those without legal residency status.
CDU leaders argue the initiative is necessary to address illegal migration and restore public confidence in the asylum system.
Critics, including the SPD and Hamburg's Interior Authority, have called the plan unrealistic, citing an overestimation of demand and existing legal constraints on deportations.
The proposal has sparked accusations of political opportunism ahead of the upcoming elections, with opposition parties questioning the CDU's intentions and practicality of the plan.