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Germany Court Deems Afghan Resettlement Revocation Unconstitutional

8/12/2026

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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled in July 2026 that revoking the Afghan local-staff resettlement programme, ended in May 2025, breached the constitutional ban on arbitrariness.
By June 2026 more than 37,000 Afghans, including Ahmad Samid, had reached Germany while Javad Niazi and about 600 others waited in Peshawar.
Foreign Minister Alexander Dobrindt offered up to €2,500 before departure and €10,000 for return, with 300 Afghans accepting the aid.

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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled in July 2026 that revoking the Afghan local-staff resettlement programme, ended in May 2025, breached the constitutional ban on arbitrariness.
By June 2026 more than 37,000 Afghans, including Ahmad Samid, had reached Germany while Javad Niazi and about 600 others waited in Peshawar.
Foreign Minister Alexander Dobrindt offered up to €2,500 before departure and €10,000 for return, with 300 Afghans accepting the aid.