Overview
- Federal data show 17,651 people were deported from January through September, up from 14,706 a year earlier, with 3,095 minors among those returned.
- Turkey was the top destination with 1,614 removals, followed by Georgia with 1,379, with additional transfers to several EU states.
- The Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz urged regular returns to Afghanistan and Syria starting with offenders and security threats, plus a legal basis for permanent Ausreisearrest, more detention places, and use of federal properties.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says talks with the Taliban on deportations are close to completion and he is pursuing a Syria arrangement this year, drawing criticism from opposition and rights groups.
- Bavaria reported a record 14,646 ‘Aufenthaltsbeendigungen’ in the first nine months, including 2,787 deportations, and presented itself as a national leader in returns.