Kirchenasyl

About This Trend

Kirchenasyl is a practice in which church communities or orders temporarily take in asylum seekers to prevent their deportation, as such a deportation may be considered to violate the principles of human rights or to put the individual in danger in their home country.

The topic of Kirchenasyl is currently trending due to the significant number of cases reported in 2024, with 2386 instances recorded by the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BamF), highlighting the ongoing debate surrounding migration policies and the role of churches in providing asylum.