
Nearly 1,000 Migrants Missing—and German Officials Say It’s ‘Typical’
The Green-led ministry in Rhineland-Palatinate has sought to normalise large numbers of unexplained absences from the asylum system.

The Green-led ministry in Rhineland-Palatinate has sought to normalise large numbers of unexplained absences from the asylum system.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect in Kusel, with further investigations imminent.

In a potential test case for other regions, an AfD mayoral candidate was barred from the election for, among other things, quoting Tolkien and admiring Wagner.

The German right-wing populist party saw the highest membership growth in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2024.

AfD members in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate can no longer be excluded from teaching or policing roles, after the state walked back its proposed restrictions.