BERLIN: German lawmakers voted Friday to suspend family reunions for many migrants, part of a drive by the new conservative-led government for a tougher approach to migration. Parliament’s lower house voted 444-135 to suspend the possibility of family reunions for two years for migrants who have “subsidiary protection,” a status that falls short of asylum. At the end of March, more than 388,000 people living in Germany had the status, which was granted to many people fleeing Syria’s civil war.

Der Bundestag setzt den Familiennachzug für subsidiär Schutzberechtigte für zwei Jahre aus. Innenminister Dobrindt spricht von einem migrationspolitischen Richtungswechsel – die…

Die schwarz-rote Bundesregierung will den Familiennachzug für subsidiär Schutzberechtigte vorübergehend aussetzen. Die Kommunen begrüßen die Entscheidung. Sie seien an der Grenze…

BERLIN: German lawmakers voted Friday to suspend family reunions for many migrants, part of a drive by the new conservative-led government for a tougher approach to migration.…