Afghans with admission approval on their way to Germany

Union wants to stop voluntary federal admission programs

The coalition agreement between the CDU, CSU and SPD states: "We will end voluntary federal admission programs as far as possible (for example Afghanistan) and not set up any new programs." CDU/CSU politicians have reacted indignantly to the flights planned for April.

Deportations from Pakistan

Afghans who are still waiting to leave Islamabad as part of the various admission programs could soon come under considerable pressure. Pakistan began a new wave of deportations of Afghan refugees at the beginning of April and intends to deport three million Afghans in the long term. The Pakistani Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, recently announced that the deportations from May would also affect Afghans waiting in Pakistan to leave for Western countries.

Afghans waiting in Islamabad are already reporting increasingly difficult conditions. Families often have to spend many months in the guest houses rented for the federal reception program, some even for well over a year. At the same time, the Pakistani authorities now insist on a monthly renewal of their visas. In order to pay the high fees on a regular basis, many families are getting into debt with relatives or have to sell their possessions in their home country, leaving them destitute in the event of a rejection.