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Syria has appealed to Germany for patience on deporting Syrian nationals, warning that mass returns could deepen the country's humanitarian crisis and strain fragile reconstruction efforts following years of civil war and the fall of the Assad regime, essentially warning it would make country ‘unsafe’.
Mohammed Yaqub al-Omar, director of the consular department at Syria's Foreign Ministry, told German media outlets including Die Welt and Focus that Berlin should "understand the situation of Syrian refugees and give us more time for reconstruction." He cautioned that sending back thousands of Syrians now "could exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and mean that many people will have to live in refugee camps."
Al-Omar highlighted the dire conditions in Syria, noting that 1.5 million people are already living in tent camps in northern Syria alone due to widespread destruction of homes, schools, roads, and electricity infrastructure. Large-scale deportations, he argued, would overwhelm these overstretched resources, reports REMIX.
The request comes amid Germany's push to resume deportations to Syria, a policy shift enabled by the regime change. The current coalition agreement between the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) allows for returns, starting with criminals and those deemed threats to public safety, though broader deportations remain under debate.
This debate occurs against the backdrop of ongoing regional displacement pressures. Lebanon, for instance, continues to host a significant Syrian refugee population—estimated by the government at around 1.1 to 1.5 million as of early 2026, many of them Sunni—despite substantial voluntary returns in 2025. The influx and prolonged presence of predominantly Sunni Syrian refugees have long been viewed by some Lebanese communities, particularly Christians, as disrupting the country's delicate sectarian balance. EU funding and NGO assistance programs, aimed at supporting refugees in host countries like Lebanon, have drawn criticism for effectively incentivizing them to remain rather than return, which some argue exacerbates tensions and harms local Christian communities already facing demographic and economic strains.
CDU/CSU politicians have rejected Syria's plea. Alexander Throm, domestic policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, told Focus that residence rights depend on protection needs, not the origin country's preferences. "This claim ceased to exist after the fall of the Assad regime," he said, adding that returns to safe areas are feasible and asking, "Who, if not Syrians, should rebuild the country after the civil war?"
Marion Gentges, CDU Justice and Migration Minister in Baden-Württemberg, emphasized the need for consistent deportations of serious criminals and dangerous individuals, warning against delays fueled by the current discussion.
Within the coalition, SPD members showed more sympathy for Damascus' position. Serdar Yüksel, SPD chairman of the German-Turkish Parliamentary Group, described the request for time as reasonable, pointing out that many areas lack schools, hospitals, running water, or sewage systems, with reconstruction virtually absent in some places.
The issue risks creating friction in the governing coalition, as the agreement prioritizes deporting offenders but has not settled on widespread returns.
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel sharply criticized Syria's appeal on X, accusing the German government of complying with Damascus' demand to keep "criminal Syrians" in Germany. She asserted that an AfD-led government would launch an immediate "deportation offensive" to prioritize German citizens' safety. The AfD echoed this in another post, claiming Syria refuses returns to avoid becoming "unsafe" and urging forced repatriations.
Voluntary return programs in some German states offered financial incentives last year, but uptake remained low despite taxpayer-funded support, with only a small fraction accepting assistance to go home.
Germany hosts one of Europe's largest Syrian communities, and the debate reflects broader tensions over migration policy post-Assad, balancing humanitarian concerns with domestic security and integration priorities. (Word count: 598)
