{"id":20067,"date":"2024-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/?p=20067"},"modified":"2024-09-17T23:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:13:05","slug":"germany_border_controls_deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/germany_border_controls_deportations\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent German government announcements on push backs and deportations at the border: What will they mean for refugees returned to Greece?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Risks of serious human rights violations stem from the recent announcements of the German government on the reinstatement of internal Schengen border controls and an increase in deportation of refugees to first countries of entry, namely Greece. These risks are exacerbated by persisting, chronic obstacles to recognised refugees\u2019 access to the necessary documents and social rights for a dignified living in Greece.<\/b><\/p>

Last week, the Federal Government of Germany<\/span> announced<\/span><\/a> the reinstatement of temporary controls on all of its land borders for a six-month period starting 16 September 2024, with the aim of refusal of entry to the country and removal under much stricter criteria. Refusal of entry at the German land borders officially concerns only cases where arriving persons have not submitted a request for protection before German border guards. However, recent statistics show that amongst those who are refused entry at land borders where controls are already carried out, there are many persons fleeing countries such as Syria and Afghanistan. Refugee organisations such as PRO ASYL therefore suspect that German border guards systematically disregard asylum applications or at least fail to adequately inform people about the possibility to apply for asylum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The impact of this approach on Germany\u2019s migration and asylum policy raises an array of issues, including a blow to Schengen rules. In addition, any intensification of returns to Greece should take into account the fact that recognised refugees in Greece face serious breaches of their human rights. The <\/span>systemic deficiencies of the Greek asylum system<\/b>, as<\/span> documented<\/span><\/a> every year by Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) and corroborated by official sources such as the European Commission <\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> and various European domestic jurisdictions, continue to expose refugees who obtain international protection in Greece to:<\/span><\/p>