Overview

• The Administrative Court in Cologne dismissed the suit by a Syrian whose October 2023 application was denied by BAMF in April 2025.
• Judges found no threat of persecution from the former Assad regime, the transitional government in Damascus, or the DAANES authorities in the northeast.
• The plaintiff is from Hasaka, which is under DAANES control, and his spouse and close family continue to live in Syria.
• The court determined there was no existential emergency because he could stay with family at no cost and draw on voluntary return assistance in cash and goods.
• The decision is not final, and the plaintiff can seek leave to appeal at the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia.