Kirchenasyl boomt: Käßmann demands protection for refugee people!
Kirchenasyl boomt: Käßmann demands protection for refugee people!
Deutschland - Again, the number of applications for church asylum has increased in Germany, which alerts the Evangelical Church. Ex-ECD council chairman Margot Käßmann supports the continuation of the church asylum and emphasizes its proven role. "The church asylum has proven itself," she said, emphasizing that many refugees have had the opportunity to stay in Germany through such an asylum in recent years. The increase in demand has led to the fact that the inquiries were sometimes "more than quadrupled", according to .
In the first quarter of 2025, 617 cases of church asylum were reported, a slight increase compared to the 604 cases in the same period of the previous year. In the entire year 2024, the cases were 2386, whereby in 1813 in Evangelical, 425 in Catholic and 148 in free church communities were granted. The pressure on the facilities grows because the EKD reports of a "increased deportation pressure" that affects the availability of church asylum. Käßmann and the EKD spokeswoman emphasize that in many cases there is no church asylum available, which leaves the affected people to noon. The church asylum is a tolerated special privilege without a legal basis, which enables the asylum seeker to gain time for a renewed examination of their case by the immigration authorities and to take legal means. According to an activity report by the church asylum movement, a total of 1119 church asylum were documented in 2022. 875 of this were re -admitted, whereby the majority of Evangelical communities were granted (859), followed by Catholic (243) and Free Church communities (15). This decision -making maintenance ensured that at least 1783 people, including 385 children and adolescents, were protected. In most of these cases, namely 788, the positive termination of the asylum was possible, which often happened on the basis of the rejection of successful applications or legal changes, describes Kirchenasyl.de . The church asylum movement currently records 20 to 30 new inquiries every week. The increase in demand has become particularly noticeable during the Ukraine War. The church asylum movement reflects learning processes in order to focus on self-determination of the refugees and at the same time improve their structures. The distribution of church asylum according to federal states shows that North Rhine-Westphalia with 295, followed by Bavaria with 240 and Hessen with 228 asylums, has the highest number of cases. When analyzing the countries of origin, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq are the most frequently mentioned countries from which the refugees come. However, the challenges remain. In addition to the increased number of applications and the pressure on the facilities, there are also discussions about the criminal consequences in the granting of church asylum, especially in the context of Dublin countries. This complex legal situation requires a continuous examination of the affected institutions and politics to find solutions that help people in need. church asylum as a protective measure
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