Overview

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said he will not waive regular admission procedures or security vetting for the Afghanistan programme.
• He said he has asked staff to resume on-site work to conduct case-by-case checks and complete the admission process.
• Dobrindt cautioned that clearing the backlog will not be finished in weeks and will take months.
• About 2,000 vulnerable Afghans with binding German admission commitments are being screened in Pakistan because the Kabul embassy remains closed.
• The government confirmed that Pakistan deported roughly 210 people this week, and human-rights commissioner Lars Castellucci urged timely visas for those promised entry.