I havent seen any english Articles about this so Im giving you guys the Infos on this way.

Yesterday our conservative Party (CDU) has passed a suggestion for a law about immigration, which is a plan with 5 points, with the help of the liberals (FDP) and the far right facist party (AfD). Prior to this the CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz has announced, that hes willing to pass this with the support of the AfD. This marks an official end to the so called “firewall against the far right”. This law includes, that immigrants who are seeking Asylum are no longer allowed to enter Germany and criminal immigrants who have to leave germany will be detained until they get deported or decide to leave germany by themselves.

The 5 points of the plan are the following:

  • Permament controls at the borders of the German Federal Republic (using the emergency provision of the Schengen Borders Code), de facto ending the free movement of European Citizens;
  • Blocking the access to the country to anyone not possessing adequate documentation (making it near impossible to come and request asylum);
  • Immediate sequestration of anyone required to leave the German soil, ordering the creation of special detention camps to keep up with the induced demand;
  • Request of active participation of the Bundesländer (regions) with information regarding the financing and support to create detention camps;
  • Tightening of the right of residence for offenders and dangerous persons: Offenders and dangerous persons who are obliged to leave the country should remain in an indefinite detention until they return to their home country voluntarily or their deportation can be carried out.

Thanks to @morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de for sharing this.

This law is probably illegal (its against our constitution). On Friday it is likely that more laws will be passed with the support of the AfD. The pro putin party (BSW) has also announced, that they are willing to support the laws.

Edit: it isnt a law that has been passed, but a suggestion. However, since the CDU and the AfD are about to be the two major parties it is likely that it will be turned into a law after the election.

Edit: Theres an English article about it by The Guardian
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  • morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    661·
    22 hours ago

    for the sake of precision, what was voted isn’t a law, it’s a decision compelling the government to act on its migration policy.

    But since the Democrat/Green government is on its way out and the current trend would place the conservative and the radical right at the top of the ballots, it might as well be interpreted as such.

    Translation of the text in the picture:

    Would the request be binding?

    No. Requests are not laws. They have little legal force. The Bundestag is merely calling on the Federal Government to take action on the issue of migration. Whether it does so is up to it.

      • morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        4·
        18 hours ago

        Considering the SPD (Social Dmocrat Party) and the Greens are currently in power, and 100% of their representatives in the Bundestag voted against the motion, it’s doubtful they’re going to comply.

        Some representatives weren’t present during the vote, which is sad considering it went 348 for and 344 against, but what can you do.

        • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          17 hours ago

          Considering how the SPD and Greens have recently allowed the extreme right to set their agenda, I wouldn’t trust them the least.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      22 hours ago

      offtopic: It’s interesting, when comparing century-old and today’s German formal language, how sentences are now structured more similar to English. I don’t know German (only a bit), just interested in languages. Due to sentence and text structure this picture is much more understandable than something, well, old enough.

      • morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        10·
        22 hours ago

        I had the same doubts when I saw the first reports, but this image then cleared things up for me, so I happily share the discovery :) Thank you for posting in English for everyone, it’s important for the European citizen to know what’s going on.

        The request has 5 points:

        • Permament controls at the borders of the German Federal Republic (using the emergency provision of the Schengen Borders Code), de facto ending the free movement of European Citizens;
        • Blocking the access to the country to anyone not possessing adequate documentation (making it near impossible to come and request asylum);
        • Immediate sequestration of anyone required to leave the German soil, ordering the creation of special detention camps to keep up with the induced demand;
        • Request of active participation of the Bundesländer (regions) with information regarding the financing and support to create detention camps;
        • Tightening of the right of residence for offenders and dangerous persons: Offenders and dangerous persons who are obliged to leave the country should remain in an indefinite detention until they return to their home country voluntarily or their deportation can be carried out.

        Source: https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/146/2014698.pdf