Pregnant migrant women are paying German men to claim to be the fathers of their children so they can stay in the country. An investigation by the broadcaster found some 700 suspected cases in the past few months in the German capital alone. Police and prosecutors say they suspect widespread fraud nationwide in paternity claims for the children of migrant women. Usually, they would have to return home once their children are born, but if a German man claims paternity, the child automatically becomes a German citizen and the mothers are granted leave to remain. Germany has tightened asylum procedures since the influx of more than one million migrants under Merkel’s “open-door” refugee policy.

Source: National Post June 07, 2017 16:41 UTC