Greens demand: deportations of families must become more child-friendly!

Greens demand: deportations of families must become more child-friendly!

The deportation of an Egyptian family is causing excitement and great concern in the Southern Wine Route district. The Greens expressed outrage over the incident, which took place on the night of June 3rd. According to a report by the Rhine Palatinate The deportation took place without the opportunity for family members to say goodbye to classmates and friends. This is a family with two school-age children who had lived in Germany since 2022 and was well integrated.

Peter Kallusek, a spokesman for the Green Party, sharply criticizes the approach and emphasizes that it is not in line with humane treatment and the recommendations of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Deportations, especially those involving families with minors, should be carried out with the utmost sensitivity. The Greens are therefore calling on District Administrator Dietmar Seefeldt (CDU) to rethink the practices in his administration and to put the well-being of children first.

The context of deportation

The family that had to return to Egypt recently had a toleration permit, which, however, does not provide a legal right of residence. This was made clear by the district administration, which was responsible for the return after the asylum application was rejected. It is important to know that people with a rejected asylum application must leave Germany within a legally stipulated period of time. Otherwise, the immigration authorities will take measures to terminate your stay, as stated in a report by bpb is explained.

The family's two sons attended the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Landau and were greatly missed by their classmates. They have not only initiated a petition to protest against the deportation, but are also planning a demonstrative appearance on the town hall square. Loud daily news The head of the retirement home where the family's father worked as a nursing assistant also supports the family and believes that deportation is not in the community's interest.

Consequences and outlook

Like the numbers bpb show, there were a total of 20,084 deportations from Germany in 2024, with several hundred minors also being affected. Deported people are generally not allowed to enter Germany or the Schengen area for three years. These regulations underline the urgency of providing special protection to children and families during deportation proceedings and of designing the relevant procedures carefully.

The Green Party is now hoping for a rethinking process within the authorities and wants the freedom to be better used when families are deported in the future in order to focus on the well-being of the children.