Appeals in asylum cases at the Saxon administrative courts in Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig are continuing to increase. "The trend is rising sharply," said a spokesperson for the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) in Bautzen on request. At the end of September, the number of cases received was 5,844, a good 400 more than in the previous year. For the current year as a whole, the OVG is expecting a total of just under 6,000 applications - with a further upward trend in view of the developments in the summer.
The majority of cases currently involve people from Venezuela - these proceedings are concentrated in Saxony - as well as Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iraq who are contesting the decision from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
