Austria to deport Afghan ‘Criminal’ refugees

The Austrian Ministry of Interior has announced its decision to deport “criminal” Afghan migrants from the country.

Gerhard Karner, the Austrian Minister of Interior, stated that negotiations with the German government had been initiated to facilitate the expulsion of criminal Afghan migrants.

According to him, “Currently, the possibility exists to deport asylum seekers to Afghanistan […] Therefore, in close cooperation with regional partners, we are working to facilitate the return of criminal migrants to Kabul directly.