German court rules rejection of asylum seekers by border control as unlawful


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  • Monday, 02 Jun 2025

The German federal police patrols along the German-Polish border area in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German administrative court has ruled the rejection of asylum seekers by border control on German territory as unlawful, a court statement said on Monday.

The statement cited the instance of three unnamed Somali applicants, two men and one woman, who were turned back and returned to Poland on the grounds that they had sought to enter Germany from a safe country.

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