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2w ago

Hamburg Sees Steep Drop in Asylum Registrations as Deportation Hurdles Rise

Shelters remain at about 95 percent capacity even after placements fell by almost a third.

Obwohl die Zahl der Schutzsuchenden in Hamburg zurückgeht sind Flüchtlingsunterkünfte, wie diese am Überseering, nahezu ausgelastet.
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Overview

  • Asylum and protection applications in Hamburg plunged by 37 percent in the first half of 2025, with just 5,237 new registrations.
  • Housing placements fell by 31 percent to 3,143 seekers, yet social-system shelters still host about 44,000 residents.
  • Deportations climbed by 9.5 percent to 930 cases, including 122 convicted offenders, and recent flights removed two prisoners to Afghanistan.
  • Legal and logistical obstacles caused 231 deportation attempts to fail in the first six months, up from 142 failures a year earlier.
  • Ukrainian nationals accounted for the largest share of arrivals at 1,831, followed by applicants from Afghanistan, Ghana, Turkey and Syria.