2,300 people who are obliged to leave in Rhein-Neckar: toleration or deportation?

2,300 people who are obliged to leave in Rhein-Neckar: toleration or deportation?

In the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region, around 2,300 people currently live who are subject to departure according to the Residence Act. This number was recently confirmed by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior and results from a request from the FDP in the state parliament. The information provided relates to the status of July 31, 2024 and include the cities of Mannheim, Heidelberg as well as the Rhein-Neckar district and the Neckar-Odenwald district.

In detail, it can be seen that around 1,200 of these 2,300 people are living in the Rhein-Neckar district. Among them are around 600 people in Mannheim, 284 in Heidelberg and around 220 in the Neckar-Odenwald district. Despite their Situation subject to exit, these people are temporarily granted tolerance, which means that deportation cannot be carried out at the moment.

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The Ministry of the Interior pointed out in a statement that there is a variety of reasons for not being deported. The exact background was not specified. For example, many of these people are tolerated because they come from countries from which deportation is not permitted for humanitarian reasons. A classic example of this is Syria, which is not considered a safe country of origin due to the civil war.

In July, a total of 24,256 tolerated people lived in Baden-Württemberg, which makes the complexity of the topic clear. The main reasons for toleration are often rejected asylum applications or illegal entry. In any case, the responsible authorities must check individually whether there is a comprehensible reason for toleration and this tolerance is usually granted for three months before it has to be renewed.

Another aspect is support for volunteers. The Neckar-Odenwald district works with return consultations to facilitate the return to the home country. However, responsibility for the final decision on deportations is not with the local authorities, but with the regional council.

The FDP in the state parliament has criticized the numbers as too high and demands a more consistent approach for deportations. The Ministry of the Interior did not want to comment on the question of whether there are possibly so -called dangers for determining reasons. The ministry said

summarized, the current situation in the Rhein-Neckar region shows that there are a significant number of people who are legally subject to leave, but remain in Germany for various reasons. This topic not only brings with it legal, but also humanitarian aspects that play an important role in the public debate. For a more detailed view of the situation, www.swr.de Comprehensive information.