In Germany, two-thirds of ordered deportations fail because rejected asylum seekers either disappear or launch endless court proceedings – according to an article in Bild.
The Syrian national Abdulhadi B. also resorted to the latter method. He spent five years in prison for attempting to recruit Muslims in Germany for the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation and, according to the court, also planned an attack on a synagogue in Berlin. In 2022, after serving his sentence, Abdulhadi B. was supposed to be deported from Germany, but the order was suspended for “humanitarian reasons”.
His deportation has now been requested again, yet he filed an appeal with the Regensburg Administrative Court with the absurd argument that he would face persecution in Syria as an IS supporter.
Before the hearing began, the Syrian man displayed the Tauhid finger, the well-known combat symbol of IS terrorists. The court ultimately rejected his lawsuit and ordered his deportation. Nevertheless, he is still allowed to remain in Germany because the German government has suspended all deportations to Syria.
Abdulhadi B. now intends to file another lawsuit – all the while living on Bürgergeld (social benefits) and even supporting his family in Aleppo with it.
