"A sharp turn toward a tougher line on migrants is beginning to play out in Germa" – Washington Post, January 31, 2025

A sharp turn toward a tougher line on migrants is beginning to play out in Germany, with leading politicians calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented migrants from the United States. Ahead of elections next month, what to do with migrants has emerged as issue No. 1 for German voters. And on Wednesday, front-runner chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz successfully pushed a parliamentary motion that, while nonbinding, signaled the kind of crackdown he would pursue. The proposed measures include permanent border controls with all neighboring countries, bans on entry by anyone without valid documents, the detention of migrants who have been ordered to leave Germany, and daily deportations flights, including regular repatriations to Syria. Read more: https://wapo.st/4gru7KW

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