Overview

• Sachsen deported 936 individuals in 2024, up from 845 in 2023, with 33% of those deported being convicted criminals.
• The planned deportation center is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2025, with a focus on facilitating voluntary departures and managing difficult cases.
• The center will impose residency requirements on occupants, with potential reductions in state-provided benefits for non-compliance.
• Critics, including opposition parties and advocacy groups, argue the center represents a punitive approach and raises concerns about human rights.
• Sachsen's government sees the initiative as a way to reduce the strain on municipalities and improve deportation efficiency, while also calling for greater federal support for deportation flights.