Germany’s conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) has called for a sharp tightening of migration policy, including large-scale deportations of Syrians on commercial flights starting in 2026.
In a position paper released ahead of the party’s parliamentary retreat at Kloster Seeon in Bavaria, the CSU’s Bundestag group argues that the Syrian civil war has ended and that the country is now entering a reconstruction phase. As a result, the party says, the protection grounds for most Syrian migrants in Germany no longer apply.
The CSU is demanding a nationwide “deportation offensive with scheduled flights,” explicitly including returns to Syria and Afghanistan. To facilitate this, the party wants federal departure centres established across Germany and faster enforcement of removals, including against the will of those affected.
Criminal offenders, the paper states, should be deported without exception. It also proposes that migrants who travel back to their country of origin for holidays should automatically lose their protection status, on the grounds that such trips undermine claims of personal danger.
The party signalled a tougher stance on Ukrainian refugees as well, arguing that able-bodied men in particular should contribute to defending their country.
Beyond deportations, the CSU is calling for new criminal offences against public advocacy of an Islamic theocracy and mandatory expulsion for those seeking to abolish Germany’s constitutional order or committing antisemitic crimes. For dual nationals, this could include loss of German citizenship.
CSU parliamentary leader Alexander Hoffmann said labour migration must not become “poverty migration,” warning of organised abuse of welfare systems and calling for stricter access to social benefits.
