Overview

• Germany’s federal government has appealed the Berlin administrative court’s July 7 decision, sending the case to the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg.
• The court had determined that non-revoked Aufnahmebescheide issued since autumn 2023 carry legally binding commitments that cannot be withdrawn.
• The juradozentin’s family has been in Pakistan for over a year, exposing them to the threat of deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
• According to the Foreign Office, around 2,400 Afghans approved under the federal intake program remain in Pakistan awaiting final visa approval.
• The appeal underscores a clash between the coalition’s May suspension of new admissions and the enforceability of earlier refugee intake pledges.