Over 2200 Algerian nationals will be expelled from Germany after their asylum applications were rejected, according to German magazine Funke Mediengruppe. According to press reports, 623 asylum seekers from North Africa were turned down between January and June 2017 but only 166 of them were deported. In Algeria, human rights organizations slam the German move, saying it is “discriminatory” as it targets more Algerian asylum seekers than other nationals. And Merkel’s decision has fractured relations between her party and the traditionally more conservative Bavarian CSU. Although Merkel has since changed her rhetoric and toughened up rules for asylum seekers, her Bavarian allies have continued to be among her most vocal critics, demanding, for example, a limit on migrants entering Germany, which Merkel rejects.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 15, 2017 16:18 UTC