Germany's ruling party wants to deport Syrians who fled the civil war back to their homeland — even on regular flights
In the new year 2026, one of Germany's ruling coalition parties, the Christian Social Union (CSU), plans to return "most" Syrians who have received asylum in the country back to their homeland. The CSU also insists on a change of course regarding Ukrainian refugees.
Arrival of Syrian refugees in Germany in 2015. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
This is reported by the German publication BILD.
More than a year after the end of the civil war in Syria, over half a million refugees have returned home from Turkey alone. In Germany, however, the number of asylum applications is not decreasing, while deportations have not increased.
The Bavarian ruling party CSU promises an "offensive deportation campaign" for 2026. In the program document of the CSU state group in the Bundestag, deputies demanded that deportations be carried out on regular airline flights, including "to Syria and Afghanistan."
Since the civil war in Syria has ended, "the reason for protection for most Syrians who received temporary residence rights in Germany due to the war no longer applies," the party believes.
So far, in practice, deportations are often thwarted if the individuals being deported resist or hide on the day of deportation. Experts demand greater strictness from legislative bodies, as well as additional programs that would make voluntary return more attractive.
For example, migration researcher Daniel Thiem proposed allowing Syrians to travel to their homeland, which is currently prohibited for refugees. Turkish and French authorities have already allowed such visits, hoping to thereby accelerate the voluntary return of Syrians.
It should be noted that since the end of 2024, Turkey has reported approximately 550,000 departures of Syrian citizens, while Germany even in 2025 registered almost 25,000 new asylum applications from Syrians.
The CSU also insists on a change of course regarding Ukrainian refugees. The party will seek "that, in particular, Ukrainian men liable for military service contribute to the defense of their country."
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