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Weimar (dpa / th) - Thuringia's hardship commission can continue to grant refugees a residence permit for humanitarian reasons.
That was decided by the Constitutional Court in Weimar on Wednesday.
The judges thus dismissed a complaint by the AfD parliamentary group that had questioned the composition and decision-making powers of the commission.
The committee, which also exists in other federal states, can propose a right to stay for foreigners, even if they actually have to leave the country after a decision by the authorities.
The work of the commission, which has existed since 2005, is based on a federal regulation in the Residence Act.
The AfD parliamentary group had expressed doubts during the several hours of hearing their complaint in October as to whether the commission and its composition were compatible with the constitution.
Among other things, it was about the question of whether the commission exercises state authority and why its work is not controlled directly by the state parliament.
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According to the Ministry of Migration, almost 2,100 refugees and other foreigners have been granted residence permits for humanitarian reasons in the past 15 years.
On average, around 129 cases are treated each year.
It is about individual decisions.
The committee includes representatives of the churches, the state medical association and the two municipal umbrella organizations.