‘Dangerous’ Afghan asylum seeker cannot be deported, requires 24/7 private security at €40,000 a month

A rejected Afghan asylum seeker deemed too dangerous to live among others requires 24/7 private security, costing German taxpayers €40,000 per month

By Thomas Brooke
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A 20-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, deemed so dangerous that he requires round-the-clock private security, is costing German taxpayers an estimated €40,000 per month in protective measures.

The migrant, whose asylum application has already been rejected, has a history of violent outbursts and religiously motivated threats against fellow refugees.

He first arrived in Rüdesheim, a town near Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate back in September 2023 and was housed in a shared apartment with two other men. However, his behavior quickly turned aggressive. According to Markus Lüttger, the local Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mayor, the man attacked his roommates with a stick, broke porcelain, and threw objects at windows.

According to SWR, he also reportedly harassed them over religious practices, waking them at night to force them to pray and threatening them if they refused.

As tensions escalated, authorities moved him to an emergency refugee shelter in nearby Windesheim where the man continued his aggressive behavior, prompting concerns from both residents and shelter staff.

Despite his conduct, attempts to involuntarily commit him to psychiatric care failed, as medical evaluations did not find acute grounds for hospitalization. As a result, local authorities placed him in a separate container within the refugee accommodation, isolating him from others. However, due to security risks, a private security service now guards his unit 24/7, with two guards stationed at all times — a measure costing German taxpayers around €40,000 per month.

District Administrator Bettina Dickes (CDU) advocated for the deportation of the rejected asylum seeker, arguing the situation is both financially and socially untenable. In November, she contacted the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Integration, urging immediate action. However, she only received a response in mid-January — something she described as “unsatisfactory.”

“Here we want to do something and cannot,” she said.

The Green-led integration ministry acknowledged the “worrying” nature of the case but blamed the delays on diplomatic barriers. With no official relations between Germany and the Taliban government in Afghanistan, deportations remain problematic.

“There is no diplomatic relationship with the Taliban, for good reasons, and therefore it is not easy to deport people and can only succeed through the complex efforts of the federal government,” said Integration Minister Katharina Binz.

Earlier this week, the CDU and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) united to pass a historic new “five-point” law tightening immigration.

The CDU-led initiative outlines specific measures to ramp up deportations, implement restrictive border controls, and limit asylum applications after years of unprecedented levels of new arrivals.

The parties are expected to become the two largest in the Bundestag after next month’s federal elections which take place on Feb. 23.

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