Migrants are making plans to travel to the UK after German politicians announced plans for a large deportation center on the Polish border. Katrin Lange, Interior Minister for the state of Brandenburg, told the German newspaper Bild earlier this week that her government would establish a “departure center” in Eisenhüttenstadt.
The facility aims to expedite the deportation process for asylum seekers who have applied for international protection in other EU countries before arriving in Germany. As Germany prepares for federal elections on Sunday, with a hard-right party expected to secure second place for the first time since World War II, The Express has been monitoring the political climate in the EU powerhouse.
