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German Government Defies Court by Upholding Illegal Asylum Pushbacks

By refusing to implement the ruling, the government risks undermining judicial independence.

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Overview

  • The Berlin Administrative Court ruled on June 5 that returning asylum seekers at the border without a full Dublin procedure breaches European law.
  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt affirmed that the government will maintain its policy of immediate pushbacks despite the court’s decision.
  • Judges who approved the ruling have faced personal defamation and threats in the aftermath of the verdict.
  • Legal experts describe the government’s stance as a deliberate breach of law that endangers the separation of powers.
  • The decision establishes a legal precedent likely to prompt additional challenges against Germany’s border rejection practices.