Karlsruhe (dpa / lsw) – The Karlsruhe Administrative Court has stopped the planned deportation of a man from Gambia. The court announced on Tuesday that the planned so-called right of residence would open up a perspective for him to stay. He has been in Germany with a Duldung for more than five years and his criminal convictions do not stand in the way of the new planned right of residence because they have since been erased.
The Gambier was in custody pending deportation. The Karlsruhe regional council had argued that there were no written instructions for postponing the deportation of those who had been tolerated. However, a verbal instruction. According to the authorities, the man did not belong to the group of those affected. As a result of the entry and residence ban, he is no longer entitled to a residence permit. The administrative court did not agree with the opinion of the regional council.
The crimes committed have now been repaid and should not be considered a disadvantage for the man, the 19th Chamber ruled. The decision of the administrative court is not yet final. Complaints can be lodged against him at the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg.
Integrated foreigners who have been living in Germany for several years without a secure status should benefit from the federal government’s planned so-called right of residence. According to the plans, anyone who lives in the country for five years on January 1 and has not committed a crime will have one year to meet the requirements for long-term residence – this includes knowledge of German and securing their own livelihood.
