Interior Minister stops deportation: Chemnitzer Robert A. saved for the time being

Interior Minister stops deportation: Chemnitzer Robert A. saved for the time being

Uncertained future for Robert A. from Chemnitz: Interior Minister stops deportation

The deportation of Robert A. from Chemnitz to Serbia was stopped for the time being after Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster surprisingly intervened.

chemnitz. The decision of Saxony's Interior Minister, Armin Schuster to stop the deportation of Robert A. to Serbia, ensured a surprising turn in the case of the 31-year-old stateless. Schuster announced on Monday morning that the case was checked by the state directorate, in consultation with the immigration authority of the city of Chemnitz.

Robert A. should actually be deported to Serbia on Monday, a country in which he has never been. He spent his whole life in Germany. After being taken into custody by the Chemnitz immigration authority on Friday, his case triggered a wave of outrage. At the weekend, 250 people in Chemnitz demonstrated for his right to stay. In addition, more than 21,500 people signed a petition that demands a deportation stop.

"The deportation of Robert A. is unbearable! The hardship commission must work for him immediately. His deportation must be stopped!" expressed the Meißner SPD member of the state parliament Frank Richter. Judge emphasized that the deportation of A., a Roma, could be confronted in Serbia with rejection and discrimination, especially since he does not dominate the Serbian language. He emphasized that A. did everything to integrate in Germany, despite the legal difficulties due to his unexplained nationality.

nationality problematic

Robert A. was born in the Netherlands and came to Germany at the age of eight. The Saxon Refugee Council reports that its parents fled from the Yugoslavia War in 1993. A false name entry at birth A. was considered stateless all his life. Although he completed his training in 2016 and received numerous job offers, the immigration office in Chemnitz refused to work due to the unexplained nationality.

An incident from the past in which A. was convicted of drug trade could also influence his chances of permanent right to stay. The left-wing parliamentary member Juliane Nagel demands flexible solutions for such cases. "The immigration authorities have to find and promote individual cases. The Ministry of the Interior must stop excluding people from society!" emphasizes.

- Nag