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Germany Confronts Court Orders as Pakistan Detains and Deports Afghan Pledge-Holders

Official data list 661 arrests since mid‑August with 248 deportations, including people promised entry to Germany.

Overview

  • More than 2,000 Afghans with German admission assurances remain stuck in Pakistan as Berlin reports that talks with Islamabad helped reverse over 300 detentions.
  • Among those deported are 51 former local staff, 124 people from the federal intake program and 73 others slated for evacuation through humanitarian channels.
  • Berlin administrative courts have ruled in roughly 40 emergency cases that visas must be issued, with several decisions confirmed on appeal and some entries reported.
  • The government is conducting case‑by‑case security reviews and says it has revoked about 40 assurances since May, a practice lawyers are contesting in court.
  • A Bundestag debate highlighted deep rifts over the commitments, and a Green motion to admit those waiting was referred to the interior committee by CDU/CSU, SPD and AfD votes.