More people have been deported from Saxony in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. So far, there have been 277 deportations to the countries of origin, the Saxony State Directorate announced on Wednesday. In the same period last year, there were 195.
The authorities rejected asylum applications for 257 of the people deported this year, 83 of whom were criminals, according to the state directorate. The main countries of destination for the returns were Georgia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey and Serbia.