Speaking at a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regional conference in Neum?nster on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that around 100,000 migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected will be leaving Germany for their home countries.
Merkel said that about 60,000 of those being deported will return to their home countries through repatriation programs, while roughly one-third would likely face compulsory deportation.
She added that asylum-seekers returning home under repatriation programs would receive both a plane ticket back and start-up money to use once they had settled down in their country of origin.
In calling on federal states to do their part in ensuring the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers, Merkel made specific mention of Afganistan, explaining that it was not possible for all young people from Afganistan to come to Germany.
A few days ago Merkel announced that she would be seeking a fourth term as chancellor.
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