German court halts imminent deportation of three-month-old infant

In a swift ruling, the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden placed a temporary hold on the removal of a three-month-old child whose parents, Turkish nationals, have had their asylum claims denied by the BAMF. The parents have filed a lawsuit that remains unresolved, but the child’s separate asylum request was already decided under a fast-track procedure introduced in June 2026. New regulations mean such a lawsuit does not automatically block deportation, yet the court emphasized that separating a newborn from its parents is plainly unjustifiable.

It cited numerous prior judgments that protect close family bonds, even when the family lacks residence rights beyond the asylum process. The court expressed bewilderment at the BAMF’s refusal to acknowledge this prevailing jurisprudence.