Resides in Brandenburg seeks to reunite Yazidi family from Iraq
Germany Deports Yazidi Family Despite Court Order
In a controversial move, a Yazidi family of six was forcibly deported from Germany to Iraq in July 2025, despite a court order suspending their removal. The family, consisting of four minor children, had their asylum appeal rejected by the administrative court in Potsdam, but an urgent motion to block deportation was denied, making the removal legally binding.
The court's ruling came too late to prevent the deportation, which occurred on the same day that the Potsdam Administrative Court granted suspensive effect to the family's asylum appeal. The family's lawyer had filed an urgent application to the court before the deportation flight, but the written decision was only available after the family had landed in Baghdad.
The Yazidi family's case has sparked outrage among human rights advocates and Yazidi support organizations. Brandenburg's Interior Minister, René Wilke, has expressed personal concern over the situation and stated that the relevant authorities in Brandenburg and federal authorities are working towards the swift return of the family, provided the court decision stands.
Wilke added that it is imperative that the federal government issue the necessary travel documents to the affected individuals and recognize them as the addressee of the court decision. This call for action comes in light of Germany's formal recognition of the crimes of the terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS) against Yazidi women and men in 2014 as genocide by the Bundestag.
The incident has also drawn criticism from political parties, including the Social Democrats, Greens, and the Left Party, who have called for the family's return in light of Germany's recognition of ISIS atrocities against Yazidis as genocide.
The controversy surrounding the Yazidi family's deportation is part of a broader context of increased deportations in Germany in 2025. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) has continued to deport rejected asylum seekers to their countries of origin, regardless of their level of integration into German society, unless specific threats exist. This policy has raised human rights concerns among opposition parties.
Key Aspects:
- A Yazidi family of six was forcibly deported to Iraq despite a court order suspending their removal.
- The family's asylum appeal was rejected by the administrative court in Potsdam, but an urgent motion to block deportation was denied.
- Brandenburg's Interior Minister, René Wilke, has expressed concern and is working towards the family's return, provided the court decision stands.
- The controversy is part of a broader context of increased deportations in Germany in 2025, raising human rights concerns among opposition parties.
- The incident has drawn criticism from political parties, including the Social Democrats, Greens, and the Left Party, who have called for the family's return in light of Germany's recognition of ISIS atrocities against Yazidis as genocide.
- The Yazidi family's forced deportation to Iraq amidst ongoing war-and-conflicts in Iraq raises questions about Germany's policy-and-legislation regarding migration.
- The controversy surrounding the Yazidi family's deportation, being a part of a broader context of increased deportations in Germany in 2025, has been met with critical opinions from crime-and-justice, general-news, and politics sectors, voicing concerns about human rights.
- The Yazidi family's deportation, despite the court order and the acknowledgement of ISIS atrocities against Yazidis as genocide, has strained political relationships within Germany, with parties such as the Social Democrats, Greens, and the Left Party advocating for their return.
