New chapter for Syrians in Germany: return or uncertainty?

New chapter for Syrians in Germany: return or uncertainty?

Berlin, Deutschland - Berlin, Germany - A dramatic turning point in Syrian history! After the fall of the long-standing dictator Bashar al-Assad, there is excitement among the Syrian citizens in Germany. But while the euphoria in the streets of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich can be felt, the German government has made a shocking decision: the processing of asylum applications for Syrian citizens is temporarily frozen!

Less than 48 hours after the case of al-Assad, a high-ranking official from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced to the Message magazine Der SPIEGEL that the unclear political Situation in Syria put the asylum decisions "on shaky legs". This affects a whopping 47,770 ongoing asylum procedures of Syrians who are waiting for a decision.

political turbulence and return offers

The political mood in Germany has turned strongly against migration in recent years. After a fatal knife attack in Solingen, committed by a Syrian citizen with rejected asylum application, leading politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, demanded that the deportation stop for criminals to Syria. The opposition party CDU is now pushing for a mass return of Syrian refugees into their homeland.

Jens Spahn, a prominent CDU member, suggested organizing charter flights and offering 1,000 euros to each Syrian returnee. "I think there will be a re -evaluation of the situation in Syria," he said to ZDF. The CDU currently leads in the surveys before the national elections in February and promises to combat irregular migration and increase deportation.

celebrations and hopes

"We have hope, because we, the Syrian people, love us and our country," said Roaa, a 30-year-old software engineer who moved to Berlin after a decade in Turkey. Your family is already planning to return. "It will require a lot of work to make Syria a place where we can live with dignity, but that's a big first step."

Not everyone is optimistic. Tarq Alaows, spokesman for the refugee organization Pro Asyl, warned that the decision to stop asylum applications, plunges people into uncertainty for months and endanger their integration into German society. "The political situation in Syria is neither safe nor stable," he emphasized.

The debate about the return of the Syrians will gain intensity in the coming months, while the federal government will continue to evaluate the security situation in Syria. At the moment, the Federal Foreign Office does not consider Syria as a safe country of return due to the continuing war and the high risk of torture.