A spokesperson from the German Federal Ministry of the Interior told Rudaw's Zinar Shino in an email on Friday that Germany had rejected the cases of 31,000 Iraqi asylum seekers in the first half of 2023. They have been notified to leave the country. The ministry also said 28,000 of these Iraqis have been granted Duldung - a temporary permit to remain in Germany.
| During this period, 256 Iraqis have been deported - 43 to Iraq and the rest to other countries - according to the ministry. |
The German Federal Ministry of the Interior told Rudaw that they do not have deals with the Iraqi government to deport asylum seekers.
"We have not signed any deals with the Iraqi government to deport the asylum-seekers. There is not such a deal even at the level of the European Union
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those Iraqis who have not been granted asylum and their chances of getting it are weak have to return to their country," said the spokesperson.
The ministry said Germany has come under fire for failing to deport those people whose cases have been rejected, adding this "motive" pushes the German government to consider deporting Iraqis.
Tens of thousands of mostly young people leave Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for Europa
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Some others used the English Channel to reach England but many could not survive the harsh conditions of the water.