Two Afghan siblings (16 and 20) were deported to Rome.
Teachers, volunteers and local politicians are shocked by the actions of the authorities.
Even if it is not an isolated case.
Unterschleißheim
- The nightly deportation of two Afghan siblings caused sheer horror and great dismay in Unterschleißheim.
Teachers, local politicians and the Asylum helpers are concerned about 16-year-old Milat and his 20-year-old sister.
In the early hours of the morning, the siblings received a call on Monday.
They were asked to pack their things.
Shortly afterwards, officers from the local police station took Milat and his sister from the accommodation on Siemensstrasse to the airport.
That same morning they were flown to Rome and taken to a camp.
"Milat deserves a chance"
Milat sent his teacher a message shortly before the removal, but she was still asleep and only read hours later what had happened to her student. The school had not been informed. The class teacher has meanwhile reached her student on his cell phone in Rome that he cried bitterly. The deportation of the young person is irresponsible and shameful, says Annegret Harms, Unterschleißheim's Third Mayoress: “I am stunned and shocked.” She had wanted to meet the 16-year-old this week to buy him winter clothes. “Milat deserved a chance, he was well connected. It is inhuman that he should be uprooted again after what he experienced in Afghanistan and while on the run. "
Deputy District Administrator Annette Ganssmüller-Maluche also protested: In view of the dramatic situation in Afghanistan, Milat would be granted asylum anyway.
Deportation to another EU country is ineffective.
Milat and his sister would have to wait a long time in the mills of the authorities.
"Deporting a 16-year-old who is learning German is inhumane and makes no sense."
Teachers and classmates keep in touch
Milat has lived in Germany since October 2020.
He lives with his sister in the accommodation on Siemensstrasse and has been in the eighth grade of the local middle school since the end of September.
He and his sister first arrived in Italy in a refugee boat, where the initial registration took place.
The mother lives in Afghanistan, the father has died.
In Unterschleißheim, Milat integrated quickly, he concentrated entirely on the lessons, and made good progress.
“A nice boy,” says the principal of the middle school, Gina Hanke, saying that he was committed and determined to study.
He achieved very good results on an internship.
His class teacher encouraged him.
She and the classmates have been very sad and worried since the deportation, says the Rector.
"The only thing left for us to do is to keep in touch with him."
Government of Upper Bavaria: We only carried out deportations
The government of Upper Bavaria had initiated the deportation based on the Dublin rule. According to this, refugees will be returned to the EU country where they were first registered. In the spring, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected the asylum applications submitted by the student and his sister in Germany as inadmissible and ordered them to be returned to Italy. An application to restore the suspensive effect of the action has been rejected by the Munich Administrative Court. When asked by Münchner Merkur, the government of Upper Bavaria emphasized that it was only responsible for executing the deportation, and that the BAMF decided the measure. District President Maria Els has no room for maneuver of her own here. From her point of view, however, it is important in this casethat the two siblings would not be separated. The two were informed about the flight date.
The frustration in the group of helpers is huge. Coordinator Daniela Schlüter has often found out about overnight deportations over the past six years. “It's tragedy,” says the 59-year-old, “it's very cruel.” For the volunteers who study with the refugees, do homework and look for apprenticeships, the deportations are “a slap in the face”. Many refugees come back illegally, "but we are liable to prosecution if we then help them again." This balancing act between law and conscience is difficult for many helpers to endure. “It's a fight against windmills, the volunteers break.” She doesn’t make a difference, “it will break me soon too.” What Daniela Schlüter encourages is “the support of the many lovely people in Unterschleißheim”.
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