Deportations includes over ten percent of minors as the recipients
In recent developments, Dietmar Bartsch, a Member of Parliament from The Left in Germany, has expressed concern over the rising number of child deportations in the country. According to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa), Bartsch stated that more school-age children were deported in the first half of 2025 than in a whole year a few years ago.
Bartsch questioned the logic of deporting children who are integrated and learning in Germany, emphasizing that children belong in school, not on deportation flights. However, his statement did not provide specific numbers regarding the children being deported or the percentage of children among those being deported.
Data from a parliamentary inquiry by The Left in Germany shows that out of the 20,084 people deported from Germany in 2024, 2,316 were between the ages of 6 and 18. In the first half of 2025, 11.4 percent of those deported were children and adolescents. The quota of children and adolescents among those deported has remained over 11 percent since 2022.
The traffic light coalition in Germany, which started governing from December 2021 to 2025, has seen a significant increase in deportations. However, a direct, verified quantitative increase in child deportations since 2022 is not evident from the available data.
The response from the federal government does not provide information on how many of those deported were in employment subject to social security contributions. The data is based on a parliamentary inquiry by The Left in Germany, but more detailed official reports from Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) or government ministries would be required to confirm such a trend.
Criticizing the deportation of minors in Germany, Dietmar Bartsch highlighted that these children are the skilled workers of tomorrow. He reiterated that children should be in schools, not on deportation flights.
References:
- Asylum Applications and Deportations in Germany
- Data on Underage Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Shift Towards Stricter Policies
- Reports on Ukrainian Minors and Temporary Protection Measures in Italy
- The science of sociology and policy-and-legislation may provide insights into the implications of rising child deportations in Germany, considering the potential long-term effects on health-and-wellness and the future workforce.
- In the realm of general-news and politics, Dietmar Bartsch's concern over the increasing number of child deportations in Germany mirrors global discussions about war-and-conflicts and their impact on children, prompting a call to humanize immigration policies.
- The rising number of child deportations in Germany, as revealed by the German Press Agency and parliamentary inquiries by The Left, serves as a topic of interest for both journalists covering health-and-wellness and schooling issues, as well as politicians advocating for policy-and-legislation focusing on the rights and welfare of children.
