21.09.2022, Taz

Criterion for deportation dropped: relief for queer refugees

Queer refugees can no longer be deported with the reference to a "discreet life in the country of origin", as the Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has now decided. The overdue decision is now intended to offer protection to all those affected, regardless of whether they live out their sexuality openly or secretly. The decision is part of the coalition agreement, which stipulated that asylum procedures for queer persecutees would have to be reviewed. read more

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