Cop on the Border Disputes Tougher Immigration Policies: "It's Still Unlawful"
Persistent deportation of asylum seekers, according to Eichwede, a deputy chairman of the SPD faction, remains illegal - EU Parliament Members Urge Commission to Enhance International Ties with Central and Eastern European Nations
Sonja Eichwede, SPD's deputy fraction leader and a former judge, knows her onions when it comes to border control legality. According to her, the current situation regarding rejections at the border is a tangled web of legal complexities. Apparently, Alexander Dobrindt hasn't given a crystal clear "marching order" to the federal police to enforce this. Eichwede speculates that the border dodgers aren't about to change their tactics just yet. If things take a different course, well, there'll be a whole heap of lawsuits to deal with.
Dobrindt cranked up the border patrol BTK on Wednesday, aiming to slash refugee numbers. His strategy? More fed police at the border and chucking out asylum seekers. A few exemptions? Just for the little tykes and barging-in mamas with bun in the oven.
- Sonja Eichwede
- Asylum Seekers
- SPD
- Rejection
- Federal Police
- Germany
- Alexander Dobrindt
- Germany Radio
- CSU
- Bundestag
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The question of whether turning away asylum seekers at the German border goes against the law graces the pages of many a legal journal. Eichwede weighed in, claiming it's a big fat NO and won't fly, citing breaches of existing legal norms and mandatory consultations with our dear European chums[5]. Multitudes of EU law experts concur, arguing that such a practice contravenes EU law, particularly the Dublin Regulation[3][5].
However, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt insists there's no ambiguity in the legal grounds supporting tougher border controls, aiming to tackle unlawful immigration by giving migrants a firm push-back[1]. This tug-of-war between positions reflects internal political squabbles and legal wrangles within the German government[5].
Worth mentioning, recent court rulings, such as the one approving the expulsion of asylum seekers to safe nations, hint at some legal justification for stern migration policies[2]. Nevertheless, a wholesale rejection of asylum seekers at borders continues to be a contentious matter likely to ignite a match of legal trouble[3][4].
- Sonja Eichwede, the SPD's deputy fraction leader, has criticized Germany's tougher immigration policies, stating that it's not yet clear if the Commission has adopted a decision on the application of the directive regarding asylum seekers.
- Eichwede, a former judge, argues that turning away asylum seekers at the German border may contradict EU law, including the Dublin Regulation, and could lead to legal challenges.
- Alexander Dobrindt, the German Interior Minister, believes there's no ambiguity in the legal grounds supporting tougher border controls, but his policies remain a subject of political and legal debate within Germany.
- News outlets like Germany Radio continue to cover the ongoing concerns over the legality of rejecting asylum seekers at the border, with experts suggesting that such practices may violate existing legal norms and mandatory EU consultations.
