A solid 40 percent of refugees win court cases they filed to appeal the decision made on their asylum status in Germany. For those coming from Syria and Afghanistan, the figure stands at 60 percent. In 2017, a full 328,000 lawsuits were filed to appeal against asylum decisions, more than twice as many as the previous year, reported the Süddeutsche Zeitung on Friday. Critics say the high number of appeals are partly down to mistakes during the asylum process. Overall, 53 percent of applicants received asylum last year in Germany, well below the figure in 2016 (71 percent).
Democracy & Justice
German Courts Overruled 4 in 10 Asylum Decisions in 2017
A solid 40 percent of refugees win court cases they filed to appeal the decision made on their asylum status in Germany. For those coming from Syria and Afghanistan, the figure stands at 60 percent. In 2017, a full...
by PILP
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