Federal Constitutional Court: In the event of detention pending deportation, confidants must be notified. Two Afghan citizens and a Jordanian had filed suit against lower court rulings made in Saxony-Anhalt, Bavaria and Thuringia.
According to the Karlsruhe Senate, the plaintiffs' rights under Article 104 paragraph 4 of the Basic Law were violated. The passage states that before any judicial decision on the order or continuation of a deprivation of liberty, a relative of the detainee or a person he or she trusts must be informed.