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Berlin deportations at a record high: 804 people affected in the first half of the year!
The Berlin Senate is planning significantly more deportations in 2025, especially from Moldova and Georgia. Controversies accompany the measures.
Berlin deportations at a record high: 804 people affected in the first half of the year!
The black-red Senate in Berlin really stepped on the gas in the first half of 2025 when it comes to deportations. How RBB24 Reportedly, 804 people have already been deported during this period. This corresponds to an increase of a whopping 56 percent compared to the previous year. A look at the origin of the deportees shows that more than half come from Moldova and Georgia.
If the current trend is continued, Berlin could have over 1,600 returns this year, which would be the highest number since 2017. CDU parliamentary group leader Dirk Stettner is pleased with this development and sees a lot of potential for measures to increase the coalition's efficiency. On the other hand, the SPD's migration policy spokesman, Orkan Özdemir, is skeptical and emphasizes that there is a fate behind every deportation. He considers the CDU's demand that refugee activists who inform about planned deportations to be punishable as "right-wing populist" and "perfidious".
Deportations in numbers
A notable aspect of the deportation policy is that of the 1,290 people deported, 1,001 had previously been detained. It is also interesting that there are currently 17,078 people in Berlin who are required to leave the country, of which 13,030 have a tolerated permit. This means that the majority live in legal limbo and wait for their situation to be clarified. Theoretically, only 4,048 people can be deported immediately.
Hurdles and challenges
The challenges of these deportations are diverse. Repatriations often fail if the persons concerned cannot be found at their stated address. Many have spread warnings on social media about impending deportations, reducing police effectiveness. Burkhard Dregger, domestic policy spokesman for the Berlin CDU, emphasizes that the police can only actually meet around 10 percent of the people to be deported.
A very special situation in Berlin is the winter deportation stop, which applies to many foreigners who are required to leave the country. Only convicted criminals and dangerous people go under the hammer here. The complicated situation of asylum and deportation policy shows that there are many different facets in this area that political actors cannot always fully grasp.
In summary, it can be said that the discussion about deportations in Berlin and beyond remains a hot topic. The Federal Agency for Civic Education gives an interesting overview of deportation policy in Germany as a whole, which shows that the numbers can generally vary greatly, even on a nationwide basis. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop and what measures will be discussed and implemented in the future.