"Unlawful Border Rejections" - Juso Chairman Türmer Urges Federal Chancellor to Act Against Interior Minister's Defiance
Border Dispute: Juso Head Türmer Urges Federal Chancellor's Intervention Due to Denials at Border
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The Berlin Administrative Court's decision on June 3, 2025, regarding unlawful border rejections of asylum seekers, has sparked a call to action from Juso Chairman, Philipp Türmer. The Federal Chancellor must intervene and persuade Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to abide by the court ruling, according to Türmer, speaking to the Funke media group.
Dobrindt's persistence on border rejections is unacceptable, according to Türmer, as it amounts to maintaining an illicit instruction to the Federal Police, encouraging officials to breach the law. Rejections at the border, he states, are plainly unlawful, echoing the court's ruling that sending back asylum seekers without examining their applications is in direct conflict with the law.
Türmer emphasizes that if Dobrindt fails to reconsider his stance, the Federal Chancellor must intervene. "Chancellor Merz needs to take charge," asserts Türmer, "There is no legal foundation for border rejections, and it's critical to promptly steer the Minister back on course."
Evidently, the court ruling in favor of three Somali nationals opposed to their rejection without a Dublin procedure has been upheld, declaring the rejections illegal. The German government, however, is defiant, having denied entry for over 2,800 people since the implementation of the new policy[2][3]. Despite this, the ruling contradicts Germany's new migration policy, which goes against EU immigration policies, including the Dublin system[1][5].
Germany, while remaining a nation of immigration, aims to control migration to prevent unregulated access to the welfare system, as stated by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Simultaneously, there has been a surge in deportations, with 6,151 individuals deported in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 28% increase compared to the same period in 2024[4]. The government's objective is to thwart the logic of criminal gangs by implementing stricter border controls[3].
Nevertheless, Türmer's stance on this issue in relation to the Juso (youth organization of the Social Democratic Party of Germany) is not specified in the available sources. For more in-depth information, further research is required.
Sources: 1. ntv.de 2. AFP 3. Reuters 4. Interior Ministry Statistics
- The policy-and-legislation surrounding immigration and asylum in Germany has been a subject of debate, with Juso Chairman Türmer advocating for compliance with the community policy and general news reporting the defiance shown by the Interior Minister.
- In the context of politics, Türmer is urging the Federal Chancellor to address the employment policy issues arising from unlawful border rejections, as it contradicts EU immigration policies andgoing against the welfare system regulations, while the government continues to enforce stricter employment policy measures.
