Ministerial figures challenge Scholz for perceived lack of action
"State Governors are pushing the Federal Administration to tackle illegal immigration. The head of the State Meetings criticizes Scholz and Faeser for misleading the public with their tough talk about their own inaction.
Brandenburg's Interior Minister, Michael Stübgen, who heads the Interior Ministers Conference, advocates for the deportation of severely criminal refugees to Syria and Afghanistan. He accuses the Federal Government of negligence, stating, "The core region of Syria is no longer at war. There are functioning government structures, albeit not rule of law. Other European countries have established diplomatic ties with Syria, and we too have diplomatic ties with Russia. This means we can work with the Syrian government on deportations."
Stübgen also comments, "Germany isn't doing anything about this issue." He plans to address this at the Interior Ministers Conference in Potsdam. "Big promises from the Federal Chancellor and Interior Minister are great and all, but they just anger the public more when they realize that words aren't followed by action and they've been fooled."
"Shielding an Islamic Terrorist from an Islamic Regime?"
The situation is similar in Afghanistan. "There's no reliable structure in place in Afghanistan," Stübgen acknowledges. "But there are numerous contacts, like the transfer of at least 400 million Euro in German aid. Afghans are also being admitted into special programs in Germany. If this is the case, then deportations can be arranged via diplomatic channels." He stresses, "No one in our population should be told that an Islamic extremist is receiving protection from us against an Islamic extremist regime in their home country."
Today, the Interior Ministers of the States are meeting in Potsdam to discuss immigration and asylum policies, as well as threats from extremism. Federal Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, is also present.
The State Interior Ministers plan to discuss the deportation of severely criminal individuals to Afghanistan and Syria following fatal knife attacks. They primarily blame the social democratic Federal Interior Minister for the limitation of illegal immigration, as well as for reaching agreements with countries of origin that have so far failed or refused to cooperate in lifting re-entry bans for German citizens from Germany."
