German interior minister looks to speed up migrant deportations

Refugees stand with their luggage at the first reception center for refugees in Giessen, Germany, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to make it simpler and faster to deport migrants, particularly those with a criminal background, by cutting notification periods and making searches by authorities easier, according to an interior ministry statement on Wednesday.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser presented a draft bill that she said would improve the possibility to deport migrants without a right to stay in a large number of cases and make it legally possible to expel criminals more quickly than before.