Merz to abolish automatic assignment of lawyers, with red tape blamed for deportation backlog
Merz to abolish automatic assignment of lawyers, with red tape blamed for deportation backlog
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Germany is set to strip rejected asylum seekers of their automatic right to a lawyer in a bid to speed up deportations.
Surprising drop in chancellor’s popularity – despite his asylum crackdown – provides cautionary tale for No 10
Das Bundeskabinett hat die Asylreform auf den Weg gebracht. Laut Hessischem Verwaltungsgericht sorge diese für einen juristischen…
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed a tough crackdown on irregular immigration, saying this is the only way to stem…
It comes after the newly elected chancellor scrapped Angela Merkel 's open border policy by issuing orders to turn undocumented…
The number of refugees in the country has fallen by 50,000 in 2025 as Merz takes a tougher stance
