Green and Left Cry Foul Over Border Expulsions in the Bundestag
Demanding Termination of Refugee Rejections at Borders in Bundestag: Green Party and Left Party Insist - Activists from the Green Party and the Leftist faction demand halt to border denials
In a heated exchange, Green and Left parties have called for an immediate halt to border expulsions and the withdrawal of Interior Minister Horst Dobrindt's order following a court ruling.
Dobrindt's unwavering stance post the court verdict, according to Green party's Maria Klein, "stacks the deck unfairly against affected asylum seekers and the federal police." Klein's statement highlights the growing legal uncertainty surrounding the issue. The Left's Clara Bunger went a step further, calling the court ruling a "slap in the face" for the government. Bunger maintains that the order was deliberate executive disobedience, a sign of the "start of the end of a liberal democracy."
Meanwhile, representatives of the coalition factions offered a different perspective. CDU's Alexander Throm emphasized that Germany, as a prime target for illegal immigration, must enforce stricter border controls and expulsions to alter this trend. SPD's Sebastian Fiedler confirmed a commitment to the coalition agreement but raised concerns about law enforcement officers facing confusion due to the court ruling's implications.
The debate continues, with the AfD's Christian Wirth asserting that Germany's system cannot handle the influx of masses from culturally diverse nations. Wirth argues that until the EU bolsters external border protection, Germany must prioritize its own laws.
The court ruling in question overturned the expulsion of three Somali asylum seekers without undergoing the Dublin procedure, a move the government argues is an individual decision rather than a wide-sweeping mandate.
Despite the ongoing controversy, the Bundestag has not prioritized discussions centered on ending expulsions at borders. Instead, the focus seems to be on broader immigration policy reforms — such as suspending family reunification for individuals with subsidiary protection — amidst a complex web of political and legal challenges.
- The Green and Left parties, in their calls to halt border expulsions and withdraw the Interior Minister's order, have raised concerns that the policy-and-legislation surrounding border control institutions may unfairly affect asylum seekers and the federal police, and could potentially signal a departure from a liberal democracy in the realm of politics.
- Even though the Bundestag has not prioritized discussions on ending expulsions at borders, the focus seems to be on broader immigration policy-and-legislation reforms, which include proposals such as suspending family reunification for individuals with subsidiary protection, within a complex web of political and legal challenges.
