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NRW to Boost Staffing at Büren Deportation Centre Following Detainee Rejections

Personnel shortages at North Rhine-Westphalia’s only deportation centre led to multiple days without new admissions.

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Overview

  • Between June 2024 and mid-March, the Büren facility reached its daily intake limit on 28 days and had to reject detainee placements due to a lack of staff.
  • Officials say the centre has adequate space but needs more personnel to manage groups requiring higher care levels.
  • The state government has budgeted eight additional positions to address the chronic staffing shortfall at Büren.
  • Police officers from a Bielefeld unit are temporarily assisting at the centre under an administrative aid request to the Interior Ministry.
  • SPD deputy leader Lisa Kapteinat criticised the state government’s handling as poorly planned and lacking coordination in asylum policy.