Germany's 2025 Deportation Crisis: 60% of Attempts Fail Amid Tracking Debate
Germany's deportation system faced major setbacks in 2025, with nearly 60 percent of attempts failing. Officials reported that only 22,787 immigrants were successfully removed from the country. The figures have sparked calls for new measures to track migrants before they disappear.
From January to April 2025, authorities managed an average of 2,035 deportations per month. But between May and December, that number fell to 1,831. A key issue was the collapse of 32,855 cases just before immigrants were handed over to repatriation officers at airports.
Most failures happened because state police either failed to deliver the individuals or cancelled requests too late. In response, Hesse's Interior Minister Roman Poseck suggested tracking migrants' mobile phones to prevent them from evading capture. He argued that phone monitoring would be far quicker than applying for pre-deportation detention.
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster backed the idea but stressed the need to stop immigrants from vanishing before authorities can act. Meanwhile, AfD's interior policy spokesman Gottfried Curio criticised the government's migration policy, calling the repatriation efforts a failure.
The data shows a clear decline in successful removals over the year. With only 22,787 deportations completed, officials are now exploring stricter tracking methods. The debate continues over how to improve enforcement and reduce the number of failed attempts.
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