Overview

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed that every applicant will undergo individual security vetting before any entry decision.
• An initial group of roughly 50 people is expected to land in Hannover next week as processing resumes for those with binding admission commitments.
• Dobrindt said only pledge-holders from past decisions will be allowed to come and cautioned that clearing the inherited backlog will take time.
• Berlin moved after court rulings ordered visas for eligible cases and threatened fines, with some government appeals reportedly withdrawn.
• The Foreign Office reported more than 450 pledge-holders were detained in Pakistan and 245 released after German intervention, while separate reports say about 211 people were deported.