Overview
- The Federal Constitutional Court directed an immediate decision on the family’s visa applications, citing exceptional urgency and the case’s particular circumstances.
- Judges declined to remit the matter to the Berlin‑Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court, speeding resolution after that court had rejected an emergency bid.
- The Interior Ministry said the decision confirms there is no legally binding right to admission for this cohort and indicated it will act after receiving the ruling.
- The family was placed on the 2022 “Überbrückungsliste,” and the Foreign Office told the court in July 2025 it had no security concerns and did not plan to rescind the admission.
- Advocacy groups and Germany’s human‑rights commissioner urged rapid transfers as roughly 1,500 to 1,900 people still wait, with limited flights resuming after a May pause and Pakistan planning removals from January 2026.