Justice Minister is calling for more personnel: Exploding asylum procedures in Gießen!

Justice Minister is calling for more personnel: Exploding asylum procedures in Gießen!

At the Gießen Administrative Court, a significant concentration of asylum judicial procedures has been carried out in recent years. According to the Giessener, the court reports that 75% of the incoming procedures currently affect asylum procedures. This dramatic increase is reflected in the doubling of the initial figures, which rose from 1908 procedures in 2023 to 3645 in 2024.

The administrative court Gießen has taken over the sole responsibility for asylum procedures from almost all countries of origin since January 1, 2024, with the exception of ten main domestic countries, including Afghanistan, Syria and Iran. The average duration of the procedure for asylum procedures at VG Gießen was 16.7 months in 2024 and is the shortest in Hesse. However, the court also has an old stock of asylum procedures from previous years.

Development of the asylum procedure

The President of the Administrative Court, Sabine Dörr, emphasizes that the concentration of asylum -judicial procedures are to be shortened both the processing times and the old procedure is to be reduced. During a meeting with Dörr, Hessian Justice Minister Christian Heinz emphasized that the measures aimed to reduce the duration of the procedure. In 2024, the Gießen Administrative Court recorded almost 80% more asylum procedures than in the previous year.

In the context of the procedural times, the Gießen administrative court looks at an average processing time of 16.1 months, which is below the average of Hesse. In the years 2022 and 2024, significant improvements could be seen: The duration of the procedure dropped from 30.7 months in 2022 to 24.5 months in 2024.

forecasts and challenges

For the year 2025, another increase in procedures is forecast, and 2300 procedures received are already recorded, of which over 75% asylum procedures are. In view of this development, Dörr calls for additional personnel reinforcement.

The Hessian state government plans to introduce a common European asylum system in the summer of 2026, which aims to further legal improvements and shortening the procedural times. The Minister of Justice Roman Poseck also said that the concentration at a central court in Gießen should contribute to accelerating the procedures.

versatile topics at the administrative court

In addition to asylum procedures, the Gießen Administrative Court also worked in other important areas. This includes the review of domestic quarantine regulations during corona pandemic and the judicial examination of the actions in the Dannenröder Forst. The rental of town houses to the AfD was also checked in court.

The role of the court in Hesse is particularly important because it is responsible for almost 40% of all asylum procedures in the country. The court, the capacities of which are already heavily claimed, presents the considerable increase in the process. In summary, it can be stated that the administrative court Gießen plays a central role in the processing of asylum procedures within Hessens through the new legislation and the increased responsibility, while it is also required to treat other legal issues effectively.