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Deportation at Halle-Leipzig Airport (2019)
Photo: Michael Kappeler / dpa
According to the federal government, 12,945 deportations were carried out last year.
On the other hand, there are 23,337 cases in which planned deportation measures could not have been carried out.
This emerges from a response from the federal government to a question from the Union faction in the Bundestag, from which the “Welt am Sonntag” quotes.
The paper is also available to the dpa news agency.
Reasons for the failed deportations were, among other things, canceled flights or the absence of the people concerned on the day of departure.
According to the federal government, 5,149 people were pushed back last year.
One speaks of deportations when people who have come to Germany without permission are brought back shortly after their entry, either to their country of origin or to another European country that is responsible for them.
There were a total of 18,094 returns.
criticism from the Union
The Union's domestic policy spokesman in the Bundestag, Alexander Throm (CDU), told the newspaper: "Germany is in the worst migration crisis since 2016. A successful repatriation policy must be a priority in the federal and state governments." Throm accused the traffic light coalition of not to have implemented anything of their »repatriation offensive«.
He referred to the coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP.
It says: »Not everyone who comes to us can stay.
We are launching a repatriation offensive in order to implement departures more consistently, in particular the deportation of criminals and those who are dangerous.«
As of December 31, according to the Central Register of Foreigners, there were a total of 304,308 people in Germany who were legally obliged to leave the country, of which 248,145 had a Duldung.
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