Sonja Eichwede: Asylum Seeker Rejections Remain Illegitimate
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German police officers at the border have found themselves in a tricky legal predicament, as per Eichwede, a former judge and now an SPD MP. Dobrindt hasn't explicitly commanded the Federal Police to enforce rejections. "I reckon that the officers at the borders won't," she said, "unless things change, we'll be dealing with legal wranglings."
Dobrindt declared tightened border controls to quell refugee numbers on Wednesday. He intends to station more federal police officers at the boundary, and asylum seekers will face rejection. Exemptions will be made for the little ones and expectant moms.
- Sonja Eichwede
- Asylum Seekers
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- Federal Police
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- Alexander Dobrindt
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The legality of Germany's continuous border rejection of asylum seekers is a gray area. Sonja Eichwede, an influential SPD MP, strongly disagrees with such practices and argues that they violate laws[4]. However, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt insists on stricter border enforcement[5].
According to EU law experts, blanket rejections at the border go against EU laws like the Dublin Regulation[2]. The German government's actions face both internal resistance and may require consent from European partners, especially if they decide to use special EU law provisions to secure tighter border control[3]. At present, there's no binding legal approval for this practice, keeping the issue in legal limbo, waiting for potential legal challenges or reviews.
The Commission has not yet adopted a decision on the application of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in the context of Germany's asylum policy-and-legislation, as policy-and-legislation matters often fall under the jurisdiction of the Bundestag. Sonja Eichwede, an SPD MP and former judge, has been vocal about the illegitimacy of asylum seeker rejections at the German border. She expects this issue to escalate into legal wranglings if the Federal Police officers, in response to Alexander Dobrindt's announced tightened border controls, continue to enforce rejections. It's worth noting that Eichwede's general-news comments come amidst growing debates about refugee issues and politics in Germany.
