A growing number of admission promises for asylum seekers from Afghanistan, which were revoked by the federal government, are now before the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. According to the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” this information is drawn from a response by the Federal Ministry of the Interior to an inquiry made by the Left Party faction in the Bundestag. As of April 10, 2026, it is reported that there are “ten cases or summary motions before the Federal Constitutional Court”.
Furthermore, in recent weeks, all support from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has been withdrawn for approximately 300 Afghans who were primarily living in Pakistan and had their admission promises revoked. These individuals were instructed to leave the accommodations, which are considered safe, and either return to Afghanistan or travel to a third country.
Clara Bünger, the left-wing politics spokesperson for the Bundestag faction, sharply criticized the government’s handling of the situation, arguing that they acted prematurely without waiting for a major ruling from the Federal Constitutional Court. Bünger stated to the newspaper, “After years of support, the federal government has simply thrown potentially vulnerable people out and cut off all assistance. This is a moral failure of the highest order”. She also pointed out the hypocrisy, noting that the deployment of the German armed forces to Afghanistan was justified citing the rights of women, yet now the “federal government is abandoning particularly vulnerable women under its care to the Taliban terrorists”.
According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, as of March 31, 2026, about 100 people whose admission promises were revoked stated they were willing to accept the federal government’s offer to return to Afghanistan. For 785 persons whose admission promises were revoked, the federal government continues to provide care. In these instances, legal remedies are pending, and overall, there are about 500 ongoing court cases in Germany concerning this group, according to the government. Bünger argued that “if the matter is about keeping one’s word, the government must not leave the decision to the courts”. She contended that all initial admission promises must be “implemented quickly and simply”.
It was also noted that the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD had previously stipulated that voluntary intakes would be concluded as much as possible.
