Andreas Roßkopf, chairman of the Union of Police (GdP) for the Federal Police, is defending the planned construction of a deportation terminal at Munich Airport in response to growing criticism. Roßkopf told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland that establishing such terminals at the airports in Munich and Frankfurt is “very helpful” and constitutes “a good concept” for Germany.
According to Roßkopf, asylum applicants processed through these facilities are legally regarded as having entered the country without proper status. Under the new European asylum system, these individuals can be identified, medically examined, and checked for existing asylum claims within seven days while in the terminals. Roßkopf added, “If these people have no right to asylum, the airlines are obliged to return them to where they came from.” Frankfurt am Main already operates a large building for this purpose, and a comparable facility is now planned for Munich.
The goal of the terminal is to address the population of around 40,000 individuals in Germany who are obliged to leave but have not yet been repatriated. Roßkopf noted that the intent is to increase the volume of deportations, ensuring that people without residency rights are eventually removed from Germany.
Despite the benefits highlighted by the police union, there is considerable opposition in the Bavarian capital. The proposed terminal, which aims to facilitate 100 deportations per day, is facing resistance. On Tuesday, a demonstration was held in relation to the meeting of the Airport Supervisory Board, with local mayor Dominik Krause (Greens) leading among the critics.
