Overview
- The proposal, outlined in an interview published Jan. 16, targets foreigners obligated to leave who refuse to cooperate with authorities.
- Schuster describes the measure as 'Ausreiseerzwingungshaft', adapting civil‑law Beugehaft to compel compliance after all legal remedies are exhausted.
- He calls for revising the European Convention on Human Rights, citing judgments that bar transfers to countries such as Belgium over reception conditions.
- The minister argues public security should outweigh the remaining stay interests of individuals convicted of serious crimes or deemed terror risks.
- He says Saxony can host a federal return center at Leipzig–Halle Airport and voices support for Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s stricter enforcement approach.