German authorities rejected almost all 2019 church asylum cases
16 June 2019 |
2:25 pm
The federal office for migration and refugees (BAMF) turned down most of the church asylum cases in the first four months of 2019, according to media reports. Humanitarian groups have criticized the rejections as harsh.
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