Deportation shock: Yazidi family from Lychen despite the court ruling in Iraq

Deportation shock: Yazidi family from Lychen despite the court ruling in Iraq

Lychen, Deutschland - yesterday, on July 22, 2025, an incident occurred that causes great excitement. A Yazidi family from Lychen in the Uckermark was deported to Iraq, even though they were given a legal saying before the Potsdam Administrative Court on the same day, while they were already on the plane. Like RBB24 reported since 2022 and has lived on four underage children at the age of 5, 12, 15 and 17 Uckermark went to school.

The legal dispute over the asylum decision had brought a good good for the affected family. A passenger machine from Leipzig Airport started on Tuesday morning and flew back to Iraq with 43 people. Beate Meißner, Thuringia's Minister of Justice (CDU), emphasized that people without a right of residence had to leave the country and the deportation freight was without incidents.

growing number of deportations

The case of the Yazidi family is not isolated. In spring 2023, the Federal Government described the deportations of Yazidis to Iraq as "unreasonable", but reality looks different. The Tagesschau reports that the deportations have increased in intensity since then. By the end of October 2023 alone, at least 164 people were deported to Iraq - a significant increase compared to 77 in 2022, although the exact number of theolids deported is not recorded.

The background of this deportation wave is tragic. The Yazidi minority was persecuted by IS in 2014, and an estimated 5,000 Yazidis died in northern Iraq, many women and children were kidnapped. Despite the atrocities, the German Bundestag recognized the genocide of the Yazidis in January 2023. Nevertheless, many Yazids are now faced with the threat of deportation while they are looking for a new beginning in Germany.

social and legal challenges

Legal support for affected Yazidis is often inadequate. Alia Hassan is another example; She received a deportation decision, while her sisters can stay here for the time being. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) believes that it is not at risk of dangers in Iraq, but is based on outdated position assessments. Reality shows that religious minorities in Iraq still suffer from discrimination and that protection by the Iraqi state is not guaranteed.

Professor Jan Kizilhan confirms that for many Yazidis the return to their home region can be life -threatening. Max Lucks, Member of the Bundestag of the Greens, expressed sharp criticism of the current deportation practice: It is a broken promise of the Federal Government and a moral failure, since 5,000 to 10,000 Yazidis is supposed to prevail.

In the middle of all of these challenges, the hope remains that affected families will find a voice and enforce their rights. The situation in Iraq remains tense, and the coming months will show how politics develops to return Yazidis and whether the many appeals are finally heard.