In the past year, 34 rejected asylum seekers were granted a residence permit as hardship cases in Saxony after all. These included 14 children, as announced by the Saxon Hardship Commission. The decision was made by Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU).
A total of 50 new applications were submitted to the Hardship Commission last year. This affected 102 people, including 39 children. Most hardship applications were submitted for people from Georgia, followed by people from Turkey, Venezuela and Iraq.
22 of these applications were not processed because they were either withdrawn or excluded for other reasons. 10 applications are still open and will not be discussed until this year.
