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Activist Deportations From Germany
In 2025, letters were sent from the Berlin Immigration Office to deport four non-citizen residents (an American citizen, Polish citizen and two Irish citizens). The letter cites charges arising from the residents' involvement in protests against Israel's war on Gaza. According to The Intercept, the only one of the four whose deportation order include a charge (of calling a police officer a fascist) was acquitted by a criminal court in Berlin. The Intercept also wrote that, "the head of crime prevention and repatriation at the immigration agency (...) warned that the legal basis for revoking the three EU citizens’ freedom of movement was insufficient — and that deporting them would be unlawful". Background According to Deutsche Welle, "activists have criticized Germany in particular for disproportionately harsh treatment and restrictions on freedom of expression". Francesca Albanese described, "the irrational fear of open dialogue, literally policed by the police, represents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Immigration Office
The Berlin Immigration Office (German: , or LEA) is the state government agency responsible for immigration in Berlin. It replaced Berlin's ("foreigners' agency") in 2020. It still functions as the of Berlin and is the largest of all such agencies across Germany, with 540 staff and 400,000 clients per year as of 2019. In 2024 it also became responsible for naturalization and citizenship in the state of Berlin, which had previously been handled separately by each of its 12 Boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin, districts. The Berlin Immigration Office is under the stewardship of the Berlin Senate's . Foundation The Berlin Immigration Office was founded in 2020 from the which was until then a division of the (LABO). The 2020 reordering gave the ''Ausländerbehörde'' independent status as a state-level , a first among Germany's 16 states. Apart from the former ''Ausländerbehörde,'' the Berlin Immigration Office also comprises some staff members who formerly worked for the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |