After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the future of Syrian refugees on the European continent is uncertain. Several European Union countries, such as Germany, Italy and France, have suspended asylum applications for Syrian citizens, while others, such as Austria, demand forced repatriations. The United Kingdom and Norway – which are not members of the EU – have also suspended asylum applications.
Since 2011, when the civil war began, Syrian citizens have filed the most applications in EU countries: 181,000 people, ahead of Afghans. 800,000 citizens of that country live in Germany alone. Are deportations legally viable? Is it possible to revoke refugee status? What will happen to those Syrians who, after having rebuilt their lives, want to stay in Europe?
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