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Court Orders Deportation of Ex-IS Leader Abu Walaa

Germany is seeking an Iraqi guarantee that he will not face execution before the deportation can take place

Früherer IS-Statthalter in Deutschland, Abu Walaa (r.)
Abu Walaa steht im Oberlandesgericht hinter einer Glasscheibe.
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Overview

  • The Düsseldorf Administrative Court dismissed Abu Walaa’s appeal on June 11, ruling that compelling national security reasons justify his expulsion
  • Judges found no credible evidence of deradicalization and determined that he continues to pose a public safety risk
  • German officials must secure a formal assurance from Baghdad that he will not be executed upon return before carrying out his removal
  • Abu Walaa, convicted in February 2021 for supporting the Islamic State, is serving a 10½-year sentence and has an asylum application pending until May 2027
  • The court upheld release conditions—including daily police check-ins, residency limits to a single city and a ban on electronic communications—and noted that his seven German-citizen children’s welfare must yield to security interests