Top German court says Afghan resettlement pledges cannot be revoked en masse

BERLIN, July 24 (Reuters) - Germany's top court ruled on Friday that the government could not simply cancel an entire swathe of resettlement places promised to Afghans, and that each case must be considered individually.

The Constitutional Court backed a complaint by an Afghan mother and her two sons who had been selected in 2021 for admission to Germany under a "human rights list" set up by the previous government after the Taliban returned to power. ...