Last year, the number of deportations from Germany continued to rise. According to preliminary numbers, a total of 7,945 people were deported in 222 flights in 2024, as revealed in a response from the German government to a written question from Sahra Wagenknecht, the leader of the Left Party, which was reported by the “Rheinische Post” in its Friday edition. A year earlier, it was 6,723 people in 204 flights and in 2023, 5,024 people in 158 flights, according to the information.
Wagenknecht, the leader of the Left Party, criticized the previous deportation practice in light of the numbers. “If in Germany more than 200,000 people are deemed to be of the kind that can be deported, then the nearly 8,000 people who could be deported by plane are not a success record for the Chancellor and the Interior Minister” she said. “The federal government and the states must put many things to the test after the election to, above all, finally increase the deportation of violent offenders.”
In 2024, a total of 220,808 people in Germany were considered “deportation-obliged” because their asylum application was not accepted. However, the majority, 178,512 people, were so-called “tolerated” individuals, as deportation was not possible due to humanitarian or legal reasons. This can be the case, for instance, when a serious illness is present and a deportation would not be reasonable, when minor children or a German spouse are present, or when the country of origin does not provide or does not provide in a timely manner replacement documents. Tolerations can be rechecked and, if the reasons no longer apply, revoked by the authorities.