Overview
- The administrative court in Düsseldorf issued an unappealable decision finding two men from Damascus and Latakia face no "relevant dangers," so they must now expect deportation.
- Comparable individual rulings in Cologne and at the Higher Administrative Court in Münster indicate courts may permit returns to specific Syrian regions based on localized risk assessments.
- Mass removals do not follow automatically because deportation is only possible where no protection status exists or it has been revoked, affecting roughly 10,000 Syrians at present.
- Any broader implementation would require BAMF status reviews guided by Foreign Office situation reports, most recently updated for internal use in March 2025.
- The judgments land as CDU leaders press for faster returns and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urges caution after a Syria visit, while debate is shaped by figures showing about 950,000 Syrians in Germany with varied integration outcomes.