#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 364Act on the Determination of Safe Countries of Origin by Statutory Instrument and on the Abolition of Legal Representation in Deportation Detention and Exit Custody
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This German federal law, published on 23 December 2025, introduces two main changes to migration and asylum procedures. It authorizes the federal government to designate additional safe countries of origin through a statutory instrument (Rechtsverordnung) rather than requiring a full parliamentary law, thereby accelerating the process. The second major provision removes the mandatory right to legal representation (anwaltlicher Vertreter) for individuals held in deportation detention (Abschiebehaft) or exit custody (Ausreisegewahrsam). This eliminates automatic state-provided or mandatory lawyer involvement in these specific detention contexts. The law falls under the competence of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and amends several existing provisions in foreigners' law.
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Key Changes
- Allows designation of safe countries of origin (sichere Herkunftsstaaten) via statutory instrument (Rechtsverordnung) instead of requiring a formal Act of Parliament
- Abolishes mandatory legal representation (anwaltlicher Vertreter) for persons in deportation detention (Abschiebehaft)
- Removes mandatory legal representation for individuals held in exit custody (Ausreisegewahrsam)
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Obligations
What this law requires
The Federal Ministry of the Interior must designate additional safe countries of origin through statutory instrument (Rechtsverordnung) rather than through full parliamentary legislation
Remove mandatory legal representation (anwaltlicher Vertreter) for individuals held in deportation detention (Abschiebehaft)
Remove mandatory legal representation (anwaltlicher Vertreter) for individuals held in exit custody (Ausreisegewahrsam)
Amend existing provisions in foreigners' law (Ausländerrecht) to implement the abolition of mandatory legal representation in deportation detention and exit custody contexts