Germany Has Tried to Deport Him for 22 Years, but No Country Claims Him
A 37-year-old man has evaded deportation in Germany for 22 years because his nationality has not been established. Authorities in Dortmund have contacted Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to identify the man, who is known to police and is currently in prison. A new official response details the steps taken.
Since 2004, the German administration has been trying to send the man back to his country after he arrived in Germany the previous year as an unaccompanied minor. In Dortmund, his case has become a real headache. Despite more than two decades of efforts, the authorities still do not know which country he is a national of. According to a Ruhr Nachrichten investigation, he has been reported to police more than 300 times and is currently serving a prison sentence.
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Dortmund city hall has just made new details about the case public. Between 2006 and 2026, immigration services asked the man 18 times to take part in procedures to establish his identity and obtain travel documents.
The inquiries led German authorities to three countries: Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Several procedures to issue laissez-passer documents were initiated, including having the man appear before the diplomatic missions concerned. All ended with negative responses. None of the three countries confirmed his nationality.
In its official response of November 12, the municipality faulted the man for insufficient cooperation. It said, however, that he had accepted being taken to the embassies against his will without resistance. Two further identification procedures have been launched, and the city has requested that the case be reviewed by a regional body specializing in particularly complex situations.
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A new lead concerns Morocco. According to RTL West, the German administration is now seeking the man’s participation in a registration procedure with the Moroccan authorities. While it waits for possible confirmation of his nationality, Dortmund remains unable to obtain the documents needed to deport him.
