Stübgen demands consequences from judgment on Syrian refugees

Asylum - Stübgen demands consequences from judgment on Syrian refugees

Brandenburgs Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) considers the procedure surrounding the asylum decision for Syrian refugees to be subject to review. "The entire practice for Syrian asylum applications is now under scrutiny," Stübgen told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). The background to this statement is a decision by the Administrative Court in Münster. The court sees no general danger for asylum applicants from Syria at present due to a civil war.

"The ruling of the Münster Administrative Court is groundbreaking and can only be understood as a clear instruction to the Federal Government of SPD, FDP and Greens," Stübgen continued. In Syria, there is currently no danger in large parts of the country, and administrative structures are functioning. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) must "finally submit a security report on Syria that is not based on outdated knowledge, but on the actual conditions in Syria," Stübgen said. Baerbock is obstructing the deportation of serious criminals to Syria and ignoring obvious problem areas in Germany.

The decision of the Münster Administrative Court goes against the usual practice of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, which has, in the rule, granted subsidiary protection as war refugees to Syrian asylum seekers in most cases.

This limited protection applies to people who are not recognized as individually persecuted refugees but have valid reasons why they would face serious harm – such as through civil war – upon return to their country of origin. For Syria, in asylum proceedings, there had been a presumption of such serious threat to life or bodily integrity of civilians due to the internal conflict there.

1. Michael Stübgen, the Interior Minister of Brandenburg (CDU), suggested a review of the asylum decision procedure for Syrian refugees, citing a decision by the Administrative Court in Münster.
2. The Münster Administrative Court declared that there is no present general danger for asylum seekers from Syria due to the ongoing civil war.
3. Stübgen viewed the Münster court's ruling as a clear directive to the Federal Government, composed of SPD, FDP, and the Greens.
4. In response, Stübgen called upon Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) to present an updated security report on Syria's current conditions.
5. Baerbock, according to Stübgen, has so far hindered the deportation of serious criminals to Syria and neglected problematic areas within Germany.
6. The decision of the Münster Administrative Court deviates from the common practice of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, which has generally granted subsidiary protection to Syrian asylum seekers in most cases.
7. This restricted protection is granted to individuals who do not qualify as individually persecuted refugees but have valid reasons to fear serious harm upon returning to their country of origin, like those facing threat due to the civil war in Syria.
8. Editorial Network Germany reported on the situation, highlighting the implications of this asylum decision in Germany.

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