ER Editor: A sane (apparently) court is overturning a German minister’s decision/opinion.
The Jungefreiheit article, upon which the report below is based, is worth reading. Of note —
Many courts rule similarly
The judgment of the Düsseldorf Administrative Court is part of other decisions of this kind. The Cologne Administrative Court had already decided in September that not every Syrian could enjoy the right to asylum protection in Germany. It was about a plaintiff from the Kurdish-administered province of Hassaka. The Karlsruhe Administrative Court ruled in May that there was no longer any reason to postpone decisions on asylum applications from Syrians in Germany.
And in July, the Münster Higher Administrative Court had already decided that there was no longer a serious threat to life and limb in Syria. In this case, the judges refused to grant refugee status or subsidiary protection to a smuggler.
From Deutsche Welle —
The interior minister is negotiating with Syrian authorities
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has emphasized that he wants to push ahead with deportations as a matter of principle. Germany has not deported any individuals to Syria for 12 years, due to the country’s civil war.
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German Court Greenlights Syria Deportations
Two Syrians lost appeals to avoid removal, as judges say Damascus and Latakia are not dangerous enough to justify protection.
RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP
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The two individuals, a 46-year-old cook and his 26-year-old son, had previously applied for asylum in Germany and Austria, but both requests were rejected. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) had issued deportation orders against them.
The court ruled that returning to Syria does not pose a serious threat to the applicants’ lives or physical integrity. Even in their home regions of Damascus and Latakia, “the level of arbitrary violence is not so high that they would be exposed to a serious individual threat to their life or physical integrity simply by virtue of their presence there,” the judges stated.
The court also noted that the security situation in Syria had not worsened over the course of 2025, and any remaining violence was isolated and limited.
This ruling contradicts statements by Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU), who had argued that returns would violate the migrants’ dignity. His comments had sparked a broader controversy, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz openly opposing him, insisting that deportations should begin. Wadephul had previously claimed that conditions in Syria were worse than in Germany in 1945.
The Düsseldorf ruling also comes amid ongoing concerns over foreign nationals in Germany suspected of serious crimes. Recent government figures show at least 130 foreign nationals are suspected of murder or manslaughter, including 34 living illegally.
This ruling follows a series of similar court decisions. In September, the Cologne Administrative Court concluded that not every Syrian is entitled to asylum in Germany. In May, the Karlsruhe Administrative Court found no reason to postpone asylum decisions for Syrians, while in July, the Higher Administrative Court of Münster ruled that there was no serious threat to life and limb for returnees.
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Featured image source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-migration-syria-deportations-repatriation/a-74610937
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