Tag #European Migration Policy

What immediate impact did the reported defeat of Bashar al-Assad have on European asylum policies concerning Syrian refugees?

Following the reported defeat of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, Germany announced a halt to processing asylum applications from Syrian citizens. Within 36 hours of Syrian rebels declaring Damascus liberated, the federal government suspended decisions on over 47,000 Syrian asylum applications. Several other European nations followed suit, creating uncertainty for over 1.5 million Syrians who had relocated to Europe since 2011.