Hesse's Interior Minister Stands Firm on Border Rejections of Asylum Seekers
Minister Poseck implements immigration restrictions to halt arrival of refugees - Minister Poseck is withholding approvals for asylum applicants
Let's cut the crap, shall we? Roman Poseck, Hesse's Interior Minister, doesn't give a rat's ass about the legalities of border rejections for asylum seekers. He reckons it's bloody right to keep on kickin' 'em back, despite the Administrative Court declaring it fucking illegal in a specific case. "I got no problem with our path of rejections," ol' Poseck told the German Press Agency in Wiesbaden. "The new Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has already taken a step in the right direction for the migration turnaround."
Now, charming chap as he may be, Poseck ain't exactly known for his flowery language. But when it comes to asylum rules, he's as salty as a Sodium-packed pretzel. That Berlin court decision? It's just a first-instance, one-off deal. The final verdict? Still pending, mate. Let's hope it ain't a bloody mess!
Poseck: Dublin Procedure Failed
According to Poseck, even some top-notch barristers reckon border rejections are legally kosher. In his book, if the Dublin Procedure - which is all about siphoning off asylum seekers to their EU country of arrival - goes tits up, it's a good enough reason to roll with national law. "We've got it all there, both in the Basic Law and the Asylum Act," he hollered. "If they're comin' from safe third countries, they ain't got no bloody claim to get their asylum sorted out in Germany!"
Court: Dublin Procedure Possible at the Border
The ol' Administrative Court in Berlin reckons Dublin procedures can happen right at the border. Poseck thinks it's time to take a closer look. We'll be discussing this on next week's Interior Ministers' Conference in Bremerhaven. But hey, with other EU countries not exactly cooperatin' in the Dublin Procedures, rejections are still gonna be the order of the day.
Migration Policy: Sending Clear Signals
According to Poseck, Dobrindt's consistent stance on the whole refugee thing sends a clear message to the world: Keep yer bloody boots off German soil unless you're in danger of gettin' yer head chopped off!
Hesse: A Deportation Powerhouse
With no German border to guard, Hesse ain't slackin' off on the asylum front either. Poseck says they're shovelin' out more migrants than ever before this year. From January to April 2025, they've already sent 728 migrants packin' - up from 519 in the same period last year.
Border Controls:доGBTcha!
Dobrindt ordered stricter border controls on May 7 and insisted on rejecting asylum seekers at the border – but with exceptions, of course, for kids, pregnant women, and any ol' squeamish leave-'em-be, I suppose. The Administrative Court of Berlin decided the rejection of three Somalis at a border control at Frankfurt (Oder) station was bloody illegal. Why, you ask? No clue had been made as to which EU country is responsible for their asylum apps, apparently. The three Somalis ended up gettin' shipped back to Poland.
- Despite the Administrative Court's ruling, Roman Poseck, Hesse's Interior Minister, advocates for the continuation of border rejections for asylum seekers, stating that the new Federal Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, is moving in the right direction with the migration turnaround.
- In his view, Poseck argues that if the Dublin Procedure fails, it justifies the implementation of national law for asylum seekers, citing both the Basic Law and the Asylum Act as evidence.
