Overview
- The state reports 211 voluntary returns by Syrians so far in 2025, up from 18 in 2024, which the interior minister calls an initial trend.
- Officials say the current approach favors leaving by choice rather than forced removal because Syria is described as rebuilding.
- Women and children remain under protection in Saxony-Anhalt’s policy framework.
- Men earning their own living and considered well integrated are permitted to stay.
- Deportations are to prioritize security threats and criminals, with a planned focus next on unaccompanied men who have not integrated or become self-supporting.