Deportations Increase in Germany's Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is experiencing a rise in deportations and the number of individuals held in pre-deportation detention, according to a newspaper report citing the state's Interior Ministry. Between January and June, 691 people were deported, an increase from the 626 deportations during the same period in the previous year.

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This development can be seen as an indication that the immigration authorities are increasingly filing a corresponding application with the district courts when the prerequisites for liberty-restricting measures are met.

The number of people held in deportation detention has also seen a significant trend. As of July 27 this year, 440 individuals were in detention, compared to 747 throughout the entire previous year. Oliver Grimm, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, told the "Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung" that this trend aligns with developments in other German states. He indicated that authorities are increasingly requesting detention orders from district courts when the conditions for such measures are met.

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The decisive factor is how many individuals obliged to leave the country are actually brought out of the country. Here, Lower Saxony continues to lag behind in a comparison of the states.

However, Sebastian Lechner, the CDU parliamentary group leader, cautioned against interpreting the rise in detention figures as a direct indicator of more successful deportations. He emphasized that the crucial metric is the actual number of individuals compelled to leave the country. Lechner argued that Lower Saxony continues to lag behind other states in this regard and called for the swift deportation of offenders and those who persistently refuse to integrate.

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Especially criminals and persistent integration refusers must be deported as quickly as possible.