Overview

• A German Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed that people in the federal admission process were detained since Tuesday afternoon, with exact numbers and locations still unclear and described as not large.
• dpa, citing Pakistani police sources, reported raids at at least two guesthouses in Islamabad and transfers of those detained to deportation centers.
• Berlin said it is in talks with the Pakistani government regarding the latest detentions.
• An Afghan jurist told RND that eight people were arrested and deported via the Torkham crossing, a claim the Foreign Office has not confirmed.
• Roughly 2,000 to 2,400 Afghans with German admission pledges remain stuck after Berlin’s May pause, limited admissions resumed on August 24 under court pressure, and hundreds were detained in Pakistan in August.