After Assad's fall: Duty to return for Syrian refugees in Germany?

After Assad's fall: Duty to return for Syrian refugees in Germany?

Damaskus, Syrien - The fall of the Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has sparked an explosive debate about the presence of Syrian refugees in Germany. Federal Cabinet members such as Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warn: "Anyone who should think of Assad's torture servants about fleeing now to Germany can only clearly say: We are holding all the regimes's hears with the full hardness of the law for accounting." The security authorities in particular are asked to be vigilant at all borders in order to identify possible refugees, as Interior Minister Nancy Faeser emphasizes in order not to let the criminals into the country, while more than 975,000 Syrians already live in Germany, many under the so -called subsidiary protection status, such as ZDF reported.

The situation is becoming even more complex because the federal government has decided that decisions about asylum applications of around 47,000 Syrians are currently being stopped. This happens in view of the uncertain location in Syria, where the return of the refugees is more than questionable, since the circumstances after the change of power have remained uncertain. Migration researcher Gerald Knaus sees a possible turn in the refugee crisis in Europe in the fall of the regime and demands an immediate establishment of a contact group to find stability in Syria. "If the cause of escape falls away, recognized asylum seekers must also leave," adds constitutional expert Volker Boehme-Nessler, such as rosenheim24 reported.

In the German cities, the fall fell with jubilation and celebrations. However, a potential duty of return of the Syrian exile raises many questions, especially since not all refugees have been politically persecuted and subsidiary protection status was granted, especially in cases of humanitarian needs. Here the feeling of uncertainty among the Syrians who have built up a new existence in Germany is clearly noticeable. This entails both emotionally complicated and legal challenges that are at the center of the political discussion in Germany.