Federal police stops child redirection at the border crossing Kehl!

Federal police stops child redirection at the border crossing Kehl!

Kehl, Deutschland - This morning an alarming incident was revealed at the border crossing of the European Grand European Border. There the federal police checked a 43-year-old Russian citizen in a long-distance coach. It turned out that this was sought for withdrawal of minors. He had carried his three children aged 7, 10 and 15, who had been reported as missing since the early December 2024. The father stated in the interrogation that he wanted to bring the children to his homeland to his homeland in Chechnya against her mother's will. The children were then handed over to the care of the youth welfare office, which will organize the return to the mother living in northern Germany, such as the RegioTrends reported.

in parallel to this incident, there are current changes in German nationality law that came into force on June 27, 2024. These reforms make it possible to apply for German citizenship without having to lose existing nationality. In addition, the prerequisites for naturalization were made easier, whereby the minimum stay for an application for naturalization was reduced from eight to five years. There are also important innovations for children of foreign parents born in Germany: they can acquire German citizenship if a parent has lived legally in Germany for at least five years. This information comes from Foreign Office .

These two aspects are in a remarkable contrast to each other: While the federal police are determined in the event of childhood, to avert dangers for the children, it is also clear that the German legal system is trying to promote the integration of foreigners and to reduce legal hurdles. The developments show a clear direction towards overall more humane handling of family and legal matters in Germany.