Germany to ease deportation rules after Cologne attacks
| German Chancellor, Angela Merkel |
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will make it easier to deport criminal
foreigners following public outrage over the New Year's Eve assaults in
Cologne, officials said Tuesday. Police say 553 criminal complaints have been filed in
connection with the assaults, with about 45 percent involving allegations of
sexual offenses, and most of the suspects identified so far are foreign
nationals. Many asylum-seekers who commit crimes currently avoid deportation
because the danger they face in their home country is considered greater than
the reason for deporting them.
