Ahead of the Bundestag’s vote on the asylum cap law on Friday, Pro Asyl has warned of a potential suspension of the family reunification for subsidiary protected individuals. “A stop to family reunification for subsidiary protected individuals would not only be a tragedy for people who are being denied the chance to bring their loved ones to safety” said the right policy spokesperson Wiebke Judith to the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” (Friday edition).
“It would also be a violation of the constitution and the European human rights convention if families were to be permanently separated.” Judith anticipates negative consequences for the integration of refugees. “Furthermore, family reunification is a crucial integration factor: often, people can only fully focus on integration and language acquisition once they are reunited with their family here and know they are safe.”