{"id":2007,"date":"2024-04-01T18:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abschiebezentrumverhindern.noblogs.org\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:27:08","slug":"rechercheergebnisse-zum-geplanten-abschiebezentrum-stand-04-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abschiebezentrumverhindern.noblogs.org\/en-US\/post\/2024\/04\/01\/rechercheergebnisse-zum-geplanten-abschiebezentrum-stand-04-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Background information on the planned deportation center (as of 04\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This background information was compiled by the initiative “Stop Deportation Center BER ” in May 2023 and updated in April 2024 (changes are highlighted<\/mark>). The sources used were media reports, in particular an investigation by Frag den Staat, ARD Kontraste and RBB which published official correspondence on the project between relevant authorities (see links below). This document is intended as a summary and not a political commentary. The descriptions reflect the plans of the authorities and the technical language used does not correspond to our views. The information compiled does not claim to be exhaustive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political background and link<\/strong>s between<\/strong> federal <\/strong>and <\/strong>state level<\/strong>s<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2017: BER as pilot project for planned federal departure centers<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) proposed to the states (L\u00e4nder) to increase federal responsibility for deportations, including through federal departure centers (detention facilities) at central airports to facilitate charter deportations. The state of Brandenburg (BB) was interested in piloting this. The legal basis for these centers, however, was never established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018\/2019: Replacement for detention facility in Eisenh\u00fcttenstadt<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In February 2017 the state of BB was requested to provide a state-owned detention facility (via a resolution from the Ministerpr\u00e4sidentenkonferenz). The existing facility in Eisenh\u00fcttenstadt had been closed: officially due to not meeting fire safety standards, but according to BMI this closure was for political reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brandenburg Ministry of the Interior (with then State Secretary Lange, SPD, today Finance Minister) planned to open a new deportation detention facility near BER Airport. To sidepass the Finance Minister, from the Left Party, the Ministry of the Interior did not want to construct the building itself, but rather have it constructed by an investor and then rent it (see point \u201cInvestor\u201d). The course was set for the project to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Plan 2020: \u201cArrival- and departure centre\u201c as a European flagship project<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Due to the changed political situation (state elections), the facility was no longer planned as a deportation detention center (\u201cAbschiebehafteinrichtung\u201c, \u00a7 62 Residence Law (AufenthG) paras. 2 [\u201cVorbereitungshaft\u201d] and 3 [\u201cSicherungshaft\u201d]), but as an “authority center” (\u201cBeh\u00f6rdenzentrum\u201d) with, among other things, places for deportation custody (\u201cAusreisegewahrsam\u201d \u00a7 62b Residence Act).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2021, the state of Brandenburg explained to the municipal development committee of Sch\u00f6nefeld<\/a> that the plans are for a “facility that is unique in Europe [\u2026] and that sets new standards for the rapid, networked processing of entry and exit procedures directly at the capital city airport. It is a showcase project of international importance with highest priority at federal and state level.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seehofer’s legacy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In October 2021, a formal agreement<\/a> was signed between the BMI (Seehofer, still in office on provisional basis after the Bundestag elections) and the interior ministry BB (St\u00fcbgen), stating that the state of BB would be responsible for the construction process and the federal authorities would be renting. Even the State Chancellery (\u201cStaatskanzlei\u201d) of BB found out about the project only from the press release of the Ministry of Interior.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will the deportation center look like?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Who will be detained?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n