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Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)

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German parliament passes draconian deportation law
by Peter Schwarz

On June 7, Germany’s grand coalition government (a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union/CDU, Christian Social Union/CSU and Social Democratic Party/SPD) passed a so-called “Orderly Return Law,” which had been introduced to parliament by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU). ...

The law overrides basic democratic rights, as the WSWS pointed out in its analysis of the original draft. Immigrants can be deported for trivial offences and can be punished if they do not voluntarily assist in clarifying their identity—a measure required to enforce their own deportation. Asylum seekers required to leave the country can more easily be sent to “security confinement” centres and put into regular prisons, although they have committed no offence.

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The new law directed against refugees and immigrants is an integral part of a systematic attack on the democratic rights of the entire working class. Hardly a day goes by without new plans and proposals aimed at increasing the powers of the police and intelligence services.

Full article:

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/12/ger2-j12.html

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