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KABUL – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Thursday that Germany will begin deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria, following a knife attack in Mannheim by an Afghan immigrant that left one police officer dead and four others injured. Previously, Germany had halted deportations to these countries due to their unstable humanitarian and security situations.
This declaration signals a major shift in Germany’s immigration and security policies. Scholz’s pledge comes amid growing public concern and political polarization around immigration, with parties like the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) pushing anti-immigrant agendas.
The attacker, who arrived in Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2014, highlights the challenges of immigration and integration. Initially, Germany welcomed a significant number of refugees from war-torn regions, but public sentiment has since shifted. Scholz’s move aims to address these concerns while balancing security needs and humanitarian values.
Debates have erupted over the effectiveness and moral implications of this policy change, reflecting the ongoing struggle to find a middle ground in Germany’s approach to immigration.
