Germany Revokes Asylum Status for Thousands
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has terminated the asylum status of approximately 600 foreigners in the first four months of this year. A review found that over 98 percent of individuals had legitimately received asylum status.
Following a review of the files of thousands of foreigners who have received asylum in Germany, approximately 600 of them have lost this privilege.
The granting of asylum rights by the “German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees” to a foreign asylum seeker is not permanent and irrevocable; it may be revoked if further evidence is found.
Based on reviews conducted from January through the end of April of this year, the asylum status of 32,667 people has been confirmed, meaning that 98 percent of individuals have been correctly granted asylum rights.
According to a report provided by the German government in response to a question from Louisa Amtsberg, a representative of the Green Party in parliament, approximately 600 people have lost their asylum status. 489 of these individuals no longer meet the conditions that existed at the time they applied for asylum.
Additionally, the asylum status of 114 people has been revoked because they provided false information during the verification process.
Among these asylum seekers, the largest group consists of those who falsely claimed during verification to be from Iraq or Syria.
The revocation of asylum status should not, in principle, affect the visa applications of the asylum seekers’ relatives; however, representatives of the Green Party point to cases where visa applications from relatives of asylum seekers were rejected prior to the announcement of those individuals’ final status.
Source: DW
