Deportations carried out from Hamburg's Dublin Centre total 16 thus far. - Forcible transfer of 16 individuals from Hamburg to Dublin detention center
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Hamburg's Dublin Center, established in March, has seen 16 asylum seekers deported as of now. Six individuals were detained due to perceived flight risk, while three departures were voluntary, as per a Senate announcement in response to a Left Party's inquiry in the Hamburg Parliament.
At present, the center accommodates 22 adult men from Afghanistan, Algeria, Guinea, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine. In total, 44 men have stayed at the center thus far.
There are several asylum seekers residing in the center for over two weeks. The Dublin III Regulation enables returns of asylum seekers who have already applied for protection in another European Union (EU) country. Such returns can only occur within the first six months following entry into the EU.
Fifteen of the currently accommodated refugees are solely eligible for humanitarian assistance, a benefit granted without entitlement when a person subject to deportation does not leave Germany within two weeks. This support includes accommodation, heating, food, personal care, and healthcare services.
Carola Ensslen, the migration expert of the Left Party, asserts that the Senate's goal of executing deportations within two weeks cannot be achieved. Ensslen cites decisions by the Hamburg Social Court, where the performance exclusion was deemed illegal. The interior authority has lodged an appeal against the ruling.
According to Ensslen, the Dublin Center does not increase the efficiency of deportations, contrary to the Senate's claims. She contends that such measures amount to deterrence without justification. If the Senate persists with the performance exclusions, it would infringe upon fundamental and human rights, she argues.
Background:
The Dublin III Regulation, part of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), designates the member state responsible for processing an asylum application. The regulation aims to streamline asylum proceedings throughout the EU. Reforms are currently being proposed to replace the Dublin III Regulation with the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR) to enhance efficiency in asylum processing and migration management across the EU.
The Community policy, as outlined by the Senate, aims to expedite deportations of asylum seekers within two weeks, yet politics surrounding employment policies and the general-news suggest that this goal may be challenging to achieve due to legal constraints, as asserted by Carola Ensslen, the migration expert of the Left Party. In the crime-and-justice domain, the Dublin Center, established in March, has seen the deportation of 16 asylum seekers, yet its effectiveness in increasing the efficiency of deportations is a topic of debate, with Ensslen arguing that such measures amount to deterrence without justification, potentially infringing upon fundamental and human rights.
