Overview

• Seventeen of roughly 20 family members have left, with four returning to Syria in summer and 13 departing over the weekend on a regular flight via Turkey.
• Three relatives remain in German prisons after multi-year sentences for a June knife attack, with non-final verdicts, and are expected to be sent back after serving a substantial portion of their terms.
• Authorities link the family to about 150–160 offenses, including attempted manslaughter, assault and theft, following dozens of complaints and multiple trials.
• Baden-Württemberg facilitated the departures with €1,350 per person plus airfare, which officials argue is less costly than detention or attempted deportations.
• All are Syrian citizens who arrived between 2015 and 2020 with refugee status or subsidiary protection, and officials say federal talks with Syria helped persuade non-offending relatives and children to leave to keep the family together.