Federal Office for Migration and Refugees of Germany
Key FactsReport: Some Turkish Proceedings Bought for German Asylum Claims
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- According to Zeit, some Turkish asylum seekers buy genuine criminal proceedings to demonstrate political persecution in Germany.
- The report says the scheme is marketed on TikTok and Telegram; packages including smuggling cost from 6,000 euros.
- Bribed prosecutors reportedly initiate proceedings that are subsequently entered regularly into Turkey’s Uyap judicial database.
- Around 140,000 asylum applications from Turkish nationals were filed since 2021; the protection rate fell from 43 percent in 2020 to about 12 percent.
Syria: Dobrindt wants to revoke the protected status of 670,000 Syrians: The Interior Ministry under Alexander Dobrindt wants to revoke the protected status of ...
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Key FactsDobrindt plans to end protection for nearly 670,000 Syrians
Oct 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt plans to present a bill ending protection in autumn 2026.
- The BAMF would have to review each case individually; affected people could object and sue in administrative courts.
- The Foreign Office continues to warn against travel to Syria and reports increasing attacks since May 2026.
- According to NZZ, the ministry is considering up to €7,000 per voluntary return; the 2027 budget earmarks €125 million.
The civil war in Syria is over. There are now no grounds left for asylum in Germany, and therefore we can begin with deportations.— Said by Chancellor Friedrich Merz in November 2025; arguing that the end of the Syrian civil war removes asylum grounds and allows deportations.
Turks buy fake criminal charges to more easily obtain asylum in Germany: According to research, asylum seekers from Turkey are paying thousands of euros for ...
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Protection status in Germany: Asylum appeals are taking longer again: In recent years, the duration of asylum appeals had decreased. Now, asylum seekers are ...
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Wiesbaden: Court stops deportation of three-month-old baby without its parents: The parents' appeals against the rejection of their asylum applications are ...
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"Like in prison" - | Refugee family stuck at BER Airport for 15 days: Accommodation in the external border facility at BER Airport.
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Deportation of a baby: Federal Office sees no error in deportation order for infant
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Bill in the Bundestag: AI to indirectly participate in asylum proceedings: The German government wants to use AI in the asylum system. Experts warn: Even if the ...
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Massive cuts to integration courses: Munich city leaders resist austerity plans: Massive cuts to integration courses and asylum counselling by Interior Minister ...
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Federal government wants to revoke protection status of Syrians: Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) intends to instruct the Federal Office for ...
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Federal government wants to revoke protection status of Syrians: Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) intends to instruct the Federal Office for ...
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Key FactsDobrindt plans broad revocation of Syrians’ protection status
Sep 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- According to a preliminary report, BAMF in Nuremberg is expected to broadly revoke Syrians’ protection status this autumn.
- Alexander Throm proposes starting revocation reviews with single young men receiving social assistance and not working.
- According to Throm, working professionals such as doctors and nurses may switch to an employment-based residence permit.
- According to Throm, the 2027 draft budget is to increase voluntary-return funding; premiums currently total 1,000 euros per adult.
That should increase the incentive to leave voluntarily. After all, every voluntary departure is cheaper than a forced deportation.— Alexander Throm, interior policy spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction, to Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) in advance.
First those who are "a burden on the state": Dobrindt cracks down on the protected status of Syrians
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Changing Situation in Their Home Country: More and More Migrants from Syria Are Losing Their Protected Status
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Key FactsMore Syrians lose protection status in Germany
Aug 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- According to the federal government, 23.2% of 8,320 reviews in the first half of 2026 ended with protection being revoked or withdrawn, compared with 3.7% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2024.
- In mid-June, Bamf began gradually extending revocation reviews to further groups, including people whose asylum cases had lasted more than 21 months or followed a successful failure-to-act lawsuit, as well as people not considered particularly vulnerable who were expected to support themselves or have adequate family or social support in Syria.
- Loss of protection status does not usually lead to imminent deportation because returns require cooperation from Syria’s transitional government and its authorities and have so far rarely materialized; there was one deportation in 2025 and three in the first half of 2026.
- Nearly 5,000 first-time asylum applications from people from Syria were registered in Germany in the first half of 2026, while the federal government reports a rejection rate of 68.6%.
The situation in Syria is extremely unstable; many groups are threatened, persecuted and displaced.— Clara Bünger, the refugee policy spokesperson for the Left faction, regarding the situation in Syria.
“Clear stance”: Dobrindt defends tough migration policy - | but municipalities warn of problems
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Key FactsBAMF revokes protection status for more Syrian refugees
Aug 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- According to the government reply, more than 1,900 Syrians lost their protection status after reviews in the first half of 2026, a rate of 23.2 percent compared with 3.7 percent in 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2024.
- Since mid-June, BAMF has applied broader revocation criteria covering, among others, people whose asylum procedures exceed 21 months and those considered able to support themselves or rely on stable family networks.
- Bavaria is home to around 88,000 Syrians, including about 40,000 with temporary residence permits, while 1,200 were required to leave in July and a task force was handling 218 serious Syrian offenders.
- Since January 2026, no Syrian offenders have been deported from Germany because Syria has not issued substitute travel documents, while about 54,000 people remain in Bavarian asylum shelters due to the housing shortage.
Control, course, and a clear stance— Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) defended the hard line of the migration turnaround with 'control, course and a clear stance'.
Loss of refugee status? "I am, of course, aware that the Syrian community is getting nervous"
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Corona Aid: VHS Leer Wins Against the Federal Government at the Federal Administrative Court
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Paid articlePaywall More rejected asylum seekers left voluntarily in the first half of the year: Significantly more migrants and rejected asylum seekers are apparently leaving ...
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Corona aid: VHS Leer wins test case: VHS Leer wins test case against the BAMF regarding Corona aid and receives a back payment of 56,000 euros ...
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Paid articlePaywall Is Georgia a safe country of origin? What the case of Giorgi Iremashvili shows: Georgia is considered a safe country of origin in Germany. But does that still ...
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Geld für Integration: VHS Leer gewinnt Verfahren gegen Bundesamt für Migration: Auf dieses Urteil haben Volkshochschulen in ganz Deutschland gewartet: Der Bund ...
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"It's about decisions about human lives": A proposed law aims to bring more automation to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) ...
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Engineer has been in deportation detention for three months - | He is to be sent back to Afghanistan, into the hands of the Taliban
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More Syrians are losing their protected status - | but deportation is not necessarily the consequence
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Germany revoking refugee status for growing number of Syrians: Germany is revoking refugee status from Syrians at a sharply rising rate, doing so in almost a ...
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Number of first-time asylum applications fell to 4,311 in July: Fewer and fewer people are seeking asylum in Germany. In July, the number of initial applications ...
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After attacks, the phone rings at the Nuremberg asylum office: Parents seek advice
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Voluntary return of Syrians from Germany: Numbers remain low: According to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, 2,964 Syrians returned to their ...
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Opinion23-year-old Ugandan woman in deportation detention: violence, imprisonment, and possibly the death penalty
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Deportation of Kurdish family: BAMF rejects protection and appeal: Appeals, medical opinions, and potential political persecution are ineffective: The Kurdish ...
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Paid articlePaywall Deportation from Germany: "If you're reading this, I'll already be gone": Uganda has one of the strictest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. Nevertheless ...
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Superior prevails: German Armed Forces shut down the state's initial reception center
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No refugees live here - | but the costs continue: "Millions in misplanning": Asylum numbers are declining significantly, but costs remain high in some areas ...
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Key FactsCosts Mount for Empty Refugee Shelters
May 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
- Asylum applications in Germany declined by 37.8% in the first quarter of 2026, yet many refugee accommodations remain vacant and costly.
- Local authorities continue covering rent and operational expenses for empty facilities to maintain readiness for potential future influxes.
- Extensive shelters built or rented during past crises are now often unoccupied, leading to criticism of costly misplanning.
- The Association of Cities and Municipalities urges federal support to cover standby costs and keep infrastructure available for sudden demand.
"Even if concrete is patient, the taxpayers are not and should not have to pay any longer for useless quarters."— Bund der Steuerzahler, Schwarzbuch 2024/25
Fewer first-time asylum applications - | lowest level since 2020: In May, the number of first-time asylum applications in Germany was the lowest it has been ...
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OpinionDespite the war in Ukraine: Military service in Russia not grounds for asylum for the German government
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsNo Automatic Refugee Status for Russian Conscripts
May 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- The Federal Ministry of the Interior states that the risk of conscription does not automatically justify asylum.
- Protection decisions require individual assessments including security checks and exclusion criteria.
- The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court ruled that Russian conscripts are not entitled to protection solely due to conscription risk.
- The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees appealed an earlier protection grant, but the appeal was dismissed.
Recruitment alone is not a protection-triggering phenomenon.— A spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of the Interior, in the context of asylum eligibility and recruitment for military service
By day BAMF, by night ballet: “Mrs. Germany” gives voluntary lessons in Erlangen: Erlangen - | “Jeté, jeté” is the cry on Mondays in Erlangen when Kateryna ...
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Federal government halts access to integration courses - | Tens of thousands affected
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After the fall of Assad: More than 1.6 million Syrians have returned - but only a few from Germany
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BAMF identified problems at Hülya Iri's association: Scandal surrounding integration association of SPD politician
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IT adjustments in Germany will cost at least 150 million euros: There is only one month left until a new European asylum system comes into effect ...
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Scandal surrounding former SPD councilwoman: How the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) uncovered irregularities in the million-euro funding of a ...
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Paid articlePaywall 1.63 million Syrians have returned - | few from Germany: Since the change of power in Syria, according to the UNHCR, many refugees have already returned there - ...
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1.6 million Syrians have returned to their homeland so far: only a few from Germany
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Key FactsOver 1.6 Million Syrians Return Since Assad's Fall
May 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Since Assad's overthrow at the end of 2024, approximately 1.63 million Syrian refugees have returned according to UNHCR data.
- Most returnees came from neighboring Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, while only a few thousand returned from Germany.
- The German government considers the protection grounds for many Syrian refugees as no longer valid and reviews revocation cases upon violations.
- UNHCR stresses that returns must be voluntary and advocates for safe and dignified conditions for those going back.
that the change in the situation in the country of origin is substantial and not only temporary, but lasting— Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf), in the context of assessing the withdrawal of protection status due to a significant, lasting change in the situation in the country of origin; cited by Welt am Sonntag
Migration: Number of new asylum applications declined in April: The trend of declining asylum applications continues. If the pandemic is factored out ...
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Somali woman has lived in Mainz since 2017 - | now hate preacher faces deportation: | "Slaughter them"
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Only five percent recognized: Almost all asylum applications from Syrians are rejected
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Key FactsSyria Asylum Rejections Surge in Germany
Apr 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- In 2025, just 5.3 percent of Syrian asylum applications were granted by the Federal Office for Migration.
- Protection rates differed among minorities, with 57.1 percent of Yazidis and 17 percent of Christians recognized.
- This marks a sharp decline from 2024, when nearly all Syrian applications were approved or granted deportation bans.
- Syrian refugees demonstrated against discrimination and insufficient access to housing, water, electricity, education, and health care.
There is a lack of basic provision for housing, water, electricity, education and health.— Clara Bünger, Member of the German Bundestag, commenting on the lack of basic services in Germany in the context of asylum policy
Darmstadt: Concerns about the discontinuation of voluntary integration courses: The expiration of funding for voluntary courses could also have far-reaching ...
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Emden: Deportation of a Family Causes Outrage: The six-member Afghan Afzali family is well integrated in Emden. Now they have been deported to Sweden ...
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Gifhorn district must take in 358 refugees by September: Of the approximately 15,000 people that the state of Lower Saxony must take in and distribute among the ...
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Family from Afghanistan: Refugee Council takes up Emden case and speaks of "expulsion"
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Syrian refugees: What are the recognition rates?: The new situation in Syria has sparked a debate about returning refugees. What are the recognition rates and ...
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Because of "pride flag": BAMF must reinstate dismissed employee: The Gießen Labor Court ruled in favor of a BAMF employee. The summary dismissal due to the Pride ...
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BAMF rejects all applications for church asylum - | Giessen church refuses eviction
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BAMF scandal Bremen: Former head removed from civil service position: BAMF affair Bremen: Former office head loses civil servant status. Court finds serious ...
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Integration courses in danger: Lübeck's adult education center and the consequences of the BAMF admission freeze
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Court rules on disciplinary action: Former Bremen BAMF head to lose civil servant status
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BAMF scandal in Bremen: Former director loses civil servant status: The Administrative Court has upheld the dismissal of the former Bremen BAMF director from ...
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OpinionOpinion: Dentist is the wrong candidate for deportation to Syria: Basel Gawish speaks perfect German and could work as a dentist in Bühl. The BAMF's ...
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How a Russian fights for the right to remain in Germany: The Russian Ilya Shkolny condemns the war in Ukraine and supports the opposition in Russia ...
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Migration: Number of first-time asylum applications falls significantly in the first quarter
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No civil servant, no pension: Verdict against former BAMF head: Die ehemalige Leiterin der Bremer Asylbehörde soll Geheimnisse verraten haben ...
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Is support for refugees in Thuringia being deliberately dismantled?: The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees also provides information and advice to ...
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Population in Lörrach – More new residents than ever before: A total of 321 people have become new residents of Lörrach over the past two years.
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BAMF: Asylum agency is again passing on significantly more data to intelligence services and police
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"Biggest mistake of my life": Woman (84) rented out hotel to refugees - | and is still waiting for €122,000
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Cuts to integration courses: Gone astray: Language skills are important for jobs and integration. But Interior Minister Dobrindt now wants to cut the courses for ...
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Foreign Office: Situation in Syria apparently only slightly improved: The Foreign Office describes the situation in Syria as "volatile." This is according to a ...
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Decline in illegal migration – yet immigration is on the rise: Cases of illegal migration have fallen sharply – but this is making criminal gangs' activities ...
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Key FactsIllegal Migration Drops but Smuggling Rings Profit
Feb 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derwesten.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: derwesten.de
- The Federal Police reported around 62,958 unauthorized entries into Germany in 2025, marking a 25% decrease from 2024.
- Tougher border controls and extended measures contributed to reducing smuggling crimes.
- Smugglers now demand significantly higher fees, with prices reaching €12,000 to €15,000 for routes from Iraq.
- Criminal groups often exert control over migrants post-arrival, requiring them to surrender parts of their social benefits.
The number of asylum applications in Lower Saxony has plummeted.: Just a few months ago, thousands of people came to Lower Saxony every month and applied for ...
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Cuts to integration courses in Bremen: What migrants have to say: Voluntary integration courses will no longer be paid for by the federal government ...
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"Absolute catastrophe": BAMF restricts integration courses - | Soest providers warn
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