Berlin’s interior Senator Andreas hostage (SPD) granted in accordance with proposals of the hardship case Commission more and more frequently, residence permits issued for deportation of foreigners. The response of the interior Senate to a request from the FDP interior expert Marcel Luthe. The number of cases in which the hostage has ordered the immigration authority to grant a residence permit, has more than doubled. At the same time, the number of the hardship case Commission’s caseload increased.

To the Commission of people to turn to, who have no residence permit and are enforceable required to leave the country. There, you can request the issue of a residence permit for hardship cases. In the Commission, the Commissioner for Integration and Migration, Berlin Senate for women’s policy, to the competent Senate administration, the Roman Catholic Church, the Protestant Church, the League of welfare organisations, the refugee Council of Berlin and the migration Council Berlin-Brandenburg are represented.

Under the previous interior Senator Frank Henkel (CDU) had advised the Commission in 2014, 183 cases in the two following years, 229 and 133 cases. In the years 2017 and 2018, then – Senator hostage, increased the number of cases 272 and 238. In most cases, the hardness of the case has requested the Commission then also to the Senator for the interior, to grant the residence permit.

The proportion of cases in which the Minister of the interior has granted the Request of the Commission, is increased under hostage. At Henkel, the ratio was in the years 2014 to 2016, between 49 and 59 percent, approved in the three years, 67, 112, and 76 cases.

the higher number of the Requesting approved hostages and a higher proportion, 70, and 76 percent in the years 2017 and 2018. He was 182 and 175 in the two years.

No statistics on pads

a prerequisite for a decision of the hardship Committee and the Senator for the interior is that urgent humanitarian or personal reasons in the case of foreigners, the continued presence in the Federal territory to justify. In accordance with the residence law associated with a decision by the Senator of the Interior for a residence permit for more requirements: something counts the obligation to ensure, through the work itself for a living, pursue an education or a school qualification.

Also a hostage himself had mentioned in the Committee of those conditions to work, which he was doing regularly, if he give a residence permit. The FDP politician has demanded, therefore, in how many cases the residence permit with a requirement for recording of work connected.

The interior management can make about it, but “in the absence of statistical coverage of the” no statements about how many and what type have been made of requirements. Rather, the Affected would be provided depending on individual requirements, for example, “to secure the livelihood, but not to work”. Also, the number of declarations of commitment, the related or welfare organisations for the livelihood of the foreigners leave, will not be statistics. The exception was the case of the inner administration.

The Deputy, Marcel Luthe (FDP) is an interior expert in his group.Photo: Joerg Carstensen/dpa

FDP-politician Luthe: “Many of the cases are not believed by waved”

The FDP politician that effective conditions for the work can be granted, as the interior had claimed Senator. “Since many cases seem to be just waved on through,” said Luthe. “These are the ones who would have to leave the country after the end of a long judicial process, many people’s thoughts, and this belongs to have made their decisions, the Senator for the interior in the rule negates the case.”

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recognized the Senator for the interior, reducing the number of Deportation in Berlin. Luthe also referred to an earlier response of the inner management, according to which only about three percent of the Tolerated work – therefore Geisel’s requirements could hardly be effective. “According to the law, decisions on cases of hardship should be the exception, a red-Red-Green makes it the rule,” said the Deputy.