Germany deported an Afghan national without a criminal record on July 28, marking the first such deportation since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced. The move represents a shift in Germany's deportation policy toward Afghan nationals.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled on July 24, 2026 that the government could not blanket-cancel resettlement places promised to Afghans and must review each case individually. The ruling invalidated an arbitrary mass revocation of admission pledges.