
Four Thousand to One: Austria Celebrates Deportation of a Single Afghan
The ruling ÖVP is praising the deportation of one Afghan man as a “historic” success—while accepting thousands of asylum applications from Afghans in 2025 alone.

The ruling ÖVP is praising the deportation of one Afghan man as a “historic” success—while accepting thousands of asylum applications from Afghans in 2025 alone.

Once dominant, Austria’s governing party now trails far behind Herbert Kickl’s Freedom Party.

The suspects—mostly from immigrant backgrounds—were acquitted of all charges despite evidence pointing to rape and abuse of a 12-year-old girl.

Polls show that more than half of Austrians are unhappy with the three-way coalition.

The Social Democrats would extend the plan originally intended for immigrants to native Austrians in their own country.

The move eliminates multiple birth allowances, support for expectant mothers, and emergency aid, as the state aims to save €270,000 annually

FPÖ: Asylum seekers are bringing violence and crime with them.

Politicians warn the ruling could open the door to religious legal systems in Austria’s courts and weaken the rule of law.

The case is the latest in a growing series of court interventions that have angered governments across Europe.

Herbert Kickl of the Freedom Party says the ruling conservatives have suffered a “total failure” after Europe’s human rights court blocked another Syrian removal.