Overview
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt created a new federal “migration ambassador” role to raise the number of deportations.
- Diplomat Ludwig Jung was appointed to the post and is slated to begin work at the Interior Ministry on Monday.
- The remit prioritizes removals to non‑EU states and the development of third‑country models for housing and processing asylum claims.
- The move follows the abolition of the previous special envoy position held by FDP politician Joachim Stamp, whose contract ended in late 2025.
- Stamp had reported agreements with Morocco, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kenya and Colombia, with advanced talks involving Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, the Philippines and Ghana, while SPD lawmaker Hakan Demir criticized the new focus as overly centered on deportation.