Düsseldorf - FDP: More deportation capacities
The FDP opposition in the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament is calling for the structural capacity for deportations from Düsseldorf Airport to be expanded. FDP parliamentary group leader Henning Höne said on Tuesday in Düsseldorf that the current capacities were not sufficient as there were plans to extend the maximum duration of so-called deportation custody from the current 10 to 28 days.
Deportation custody can be ordered if someone makes no attempt to leave Germany despite being requested to do so. To date, only the accommodation facility for those obliged to leave the country in Büren in the district of Paderborn with a total of 175 places has been available in NRW for the enforcement of deportation detention and custody to leave the country.
Höne called on the state government to create the necessary conditions as quickly as possible in order to implement the joint resolutions of the federal and state governments on this issue. To this end, talks with landowners as close as possible to the airport must now be excluded.
Höne also presented his parliamentary group's amendments to the 2024 state budget amounting to one billion euros. Among other things, the Free Democrats are calling for the real estate transfer tax, which has now been raised to 6.5 percent, to be reduced to 5 percent again in order to stimulate the housing market. The financial requirement for this is 650 million euros.
In the daycare sector, the increases in the child flat rates due at the beginning of a new daycare year would have to be brought forward, as it was to be feared, particularly for independent providers, that an adjustment would only come too late in August. The FDP puts the financial requirement for this measure at 275 million euros.
Höne assured that all amendments to the state budget would be counter-financed. Realistic planning of personnel costs alone, taking into account positions that have not actually been filled for years, would cost 500 million euros. The FDP believes that cutting subsidies for climate protection technology that has long been marketable could save 70 million euros. Instead, it would prefer to see five million euros invested in equipping all police officers in NRW with Tasers.
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- The FDP in the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament advocates for enhancing the structural capacity for deportations from Düsseldorf International Airport, as the current capacities are insufficient due to plans to extend the maximum duration of deportation custody from 10 to 28 days.
- Currently, only the accommodation facility in Büren, Paderborn district, with 175 places, serves as the primary location for enforcing deportation detention and custody in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
- FDP parliamentary group leader Henning Höne urged the state government to expedite the creation of necessary conditions for such an expansion, excluding talks with landowners near the airport.
- Apart from advocating for expanded deportation capacities, the FDP also proposed amendments to the 2024 state budget, including reducing the real estate transfer tax and advancing increases in daycare sector child flat rates.
- To cover the financial requirements for their proposed amendments, the FDP considers cutting subsidies for climate protection technology and investing in equipping all police officers in NRW with Tasers.
- Deportations from Düsseldorf Airport have been a contentious issue in German politics, with various political parties, including the FDP, voicing their views on the topic within the state parliament.
Source: www.stern.de
