Ongoing Refusal of Asylum Applicants Remains Illegitimate, Claims SPD Faction Deputy Eichwede - EU Parliament Members Advocate for Enhanced External Relations Between the Union and Central and Eastern European Nations.
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SPD Deputy Leader Eichwede: Continued Border Rejection of Asylum Seekers Remains Questionable
The border cops know the intricate legal landscape surrounding rejections, said Eichwede, a former judge now representing the SPD in the German Parliament. Dobrindt hasn't issued a "direct command to the federal police" for this, reckons Eichwede. "I reckon the officers at the borders won't follow such instructions." She anticipates "no change in this matter - otherwise, we'll witness legal skirmishes."
Dobrindt had declared stricter border controls midweek, striving to minimize refugee influx. This involves deploying more federal cops to the border and, in the future, rejecting asylum seekers. Exceptions apply to kids and preggo ladies.
- Sonja Eichwede
- Asylum Seekers
- SPD
- Rejection
- Federal Police
- Germany
- Alexander Dobrindt
- Radio Deutschland
- CSU
- Bundestag
The ongoing rejection of asylum seekers by Germany's federal cops at the border raises eyebrows in the German government and legal ecosystem.
The newly installed German government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, has sanctioned border cops to turn away most asylum seekers who sneak across, aligning with a stricter migration policy that requires seekers to apply in the first EU country they set foot in[1][5]. This hardline policy includes more stringent checks and immediate rejections at the border, save for vulnerable groups like kids and pregnant ladies[1][5].
However, SPD Deputy Leader Sonja Eichwede, a key Social Democrat politician, contends that these blanket immediate rejections contradict current German law and may not be executed by the Bundespolizei (Federal Police) as instructed[4]. Eichwede emphasizes that:
- From the SPD angle, the mass rejection of asylum seekers at the borders is questionable, breaching legal norms[4].
- Instructed cops are predicted to decline to enforce blanket rejection commands[4].
- Any innovation on asylum rejections must interact with European partners, according to the coalition agreement[4].
- The new strategies require a thorough legal assessment before implementation[4].
This internal political opposition and legal quandary hint at significant obstacles that the enforcement of the government's tougher border policy might face, as the outright rejection of asylum seekers may not transpire in reality[4].
In a nutshell, while Germany's federal cops have been instructed to shoo most asylum seekers away at the border as part of the government's more aggressive migration policy, these actions face legal and political opposition, particularly from SPD figures like Sonja Eichwede, who assert that such rejections contravene existing laws and EU agreements and thus should not transpire[4][1][5].
- Despite the announcement by Alexander Dobrindt for stricter border controls and the rejection of asylum seekers, SPD Deputy Leader Sonja Eichwede believes that the Commission has not yet adopted a decision on the application of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in this matter.
- The ongoing rejection of asylum seekers by Germany's federal police at the border is a subject of debate within the German government and legal ecosystem, with Eichwede suggesting that such actions may not follow legal norms.
- Alexander Dobrindt's call for stricter border controls, including the rejection of asylum seekers, expects a policy change that is likely to encounter legal skirmishes, according to Eichwede.
- SPD Deputy Leader Sonja Eichwede anticipates that any new strategies on asylum rejections must undergo a thorough legal assessment before implementation, in light of potential EU partnership requirements and the principle of equal treatment for men and women.
