Germany’s Deportation Crackdown: A Media Roundup (The Third Draft - Hanno Hauenstein, 2025-04-05)

https://hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/germanys-deportation-crackdown-a
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“Earlier this week, I broke an investigative story in The Intercept“

“The piece reveals how the #Berlin immigration authorities have ordered the deportation of four foreign nationals … (citizens of the U.S., Poland, and Ireland) – citing their involvement in pro-Palestinian protest actions.

“Crucially to the story, none of the four have been convicted of any crimes.”

“… what makes these four stand out is the reasoning: the authorities explicitly invoke #Germany’s Staatsräson – its “reason of state” – to justify the expulsions, pointing to the state’s proclaimed commitment to Israel’s security.”

“The investigation sparked more reactions than I could have ever anticipated…”

> some links in the next toot

#deportation #ProPalestineProtests #HannoHauenstein
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel