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