German Chancellor Vows to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Crimes After Fatal Knife Attack

Published on June 6, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Thursday to change deportation rules to allow the country to deport immigrants convicted of serious crimes. The move follows a deadly knife attack by an Afghan man, which has prompted calls for tougher immigration policies. Addressing the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, about a week after a man from Afghanistan killed a 29-year-old police officer and severely wounded six others in the southwestern city of Mannheim, Mr. Scholz said Germans are “shaken and shocked” by the attack. “I’m uphauled and indignated when someone commits a crime who sought protection in this country, thus, such criminals need to be deported, even if they come from Syria or Afghanistan,” Mr. Scholz said to the applause of lawmakers....

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