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Potsdam Court Upholds Deportation of Yazidi Family, Their Return Now Depends on Wilke’s Intervention

Return depends on state-level visa facilitation plus the outcome of pending appeals, with the family’s children still without schooling in Sinjar.

Polizeifahrzeuge stehen vor einem Flugzeug auf dem Flughafen Leipzig/Halle.
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Overview

  • The Potsdam Administrative Court on July 29 ruled the family’s asylum claim unfounded and dismissed their legal challenge, confirming the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees’ 2023 rejection.
  • The family of two parents and four minor children remains in northern Iraq, living with relatives in Sinjar where the children have no access to education.
  • Brandenburg’s Interior Minister René Wilke has pledged in coordination with federal authorities to use state discretion and expedite visa issuance if the court’s decision stands.
  • The Brandenburg Refugee Council has urged Wilke to apply state-level powers immediately to secure the family’s return without waiting for federal action.
  • The family’s lawyers have filed appeals within the 30-day window, keeping open the possibility of overturning the ruling at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court.