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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The number of deportations from Baden-Württemberg fell sharply last year, also due to the pandemic and its consequences.
A total of 1362 people had to forcibly leave the country.
This is a decrease of almost 50 percent compared to 2019 (2,648 deportations), as the answer from the Interior Ministry to a request from the FDP parliamentary group shows.
Deportations have always been a difficult business "and it is getting more and more difficult," said a ministry spokesman.
"This is especially true at the moment, in the corona pandemic."
Deportations or transfers to some countries should have been postponed, travel options are limited, he told the dpa.
In contrast, the number of so-called Duldungen has increased significantly in the past four years.
In 2017, just under 19,500 foreigners were in possession of such tolerances, in 2019 it was already around 23,900 and last year more than 31,100. In most cases, as in previous years, the travel documents of the rejected asylum seeker were missing.
How many people in total in Baden-Württemberg are obliged to leave the country is not statistically recorded, as the ministry announced.
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In the case of tolerance, deportation is waived for a certain period of time.
"The enforceable obligation to leave the country remains in place despite the toleration granted," emphasized the Ministry of the Interior in the printed matter available to the dpa.
For example, tolerances can be granted for health, humanitarian or legal reasons - for example, if a family would be separated due to deportation or if there are reasons such as training or employment.
The ministry said that the corona virus in particular had an impact on the statistics.
"Especially due to the situation in connection with the corona pandemic, there were some strong restrictions on repatriation options nationwide in 2020," the statement said.
Among other things, flights to some destination countries were only offered in reduced form.
In addition, some states refused to accept their own nationals, especially at the beginning of the pandemic.
In 2828 cases, a planned deportation also failed last year, although the prerequisites for it were met.
Looking at the past five years, it can be seen that the rate of unsuccessful deportation attempts has risen significantly: while around every second attempt was successful in 2016 (50.4 percent), last year it was only around every third attempt (32.5 percent) .
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Asylum seekers were “not found” in 871 cases during deportation last year.
558 deportations failed for “organizational reasons”.
A further 128 asylum seekers went into hiding before they had to leave the country, 95 appealed and a further 70 deportations failed because the deportee resisted, according to the printed matter.
FDP parliamentary group leader Hans-Ulrich Rülke called on Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) to ensure that precisely those are deported who willfully prevented the procurement of their identification documents or who tried to evade deportation.
"Under no circumstances should the often more easily accessible, well-integrated foreigners be the victims of poor deportation practice," he said.
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Statement from the Ministry of the Interior