Germany: Church asylum requests rise as protection dwindles

Germany: Church asylum requests rise as protection dwindles

Requests for church asylum have almost quadrupled in some places, according to the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD). However, not everyone can be offered protection.

Evidently, asylum seekers threatened by deportation are increasingly seeking the protection of the churches. This is already apparent after the first three months of the year, according to the Evangelical Church.

More and more refugees are seeking the protection of the churches, and according to the Evangelical Church, the number has increased more than fourfold. The responsibility is above all the "increased deportation pressure".

The Evangelical Church reports that requests for church asylum have quadrupled in part. An association observes "growing fear and insecurity" among refugees.

Church asylum requests grow in Germany as refugees fear deportation

Fearing deportation, an increasing number of refugees in Germany are approaching churches for asylum, the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) told the Funke Media Group in comments released on Sunday, reported dpa. "The number of requests has risen significantly in many places as a result of increased pressure to deport, with some requests more than quadrupling," an EKD spokeswoman told dpa. For decades, churches in Germany have given temporary s…

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in churches among asylum seekers threatened with deportation in Germany, where the number of applicants who would rather take refuge in parishes or religious orders than be forced to leave has increased dramatically this year.