More than 8,000 foreigners had their right to stay in Germany revoked in 2025. The expulsions mainly targeted people from Georgia, Albania and Turkey, according to the federal government’s response to a parliamentary question, as reported by the “Rheinische Post” in its Wednesday edition.
The Federal Immigration Central Register lists 8,232 affected individuals in the last year, most of whom were men. Of these, 671 were from Georgia, 661 from Albania, and 618 from Turkey. In 2024, when the traffic‑light coalition was still in power, the total number of expulsion orders reached 9,277, a slight increase, with the highest figures again coming from Albania (923), Georgia (740) and Turkey (701).
An expulsion ends a person’s lawful residence and triggers an obligation to leave the country; however, the government could not provide reliable figures on how many of these orders actually resulted in deportations.
“Because the expulsion law has been tightened several times in recent years, even minor offenses can lead to expulsion” said LNK MP Clara Bünger. She described it as a severe infringement of people’s fundamental rights.
“Even more alarming is that minors are regularly expelled, including children under 14” Bünger added. In 2025, 43 of those expelled were minors: 24 were under 14 years old, and 19 were teenagers aged 14 to 17.