Afghan engineer Faridoon Tofan faces deportation from Germany after Italy bus trip
Afghan national Faridoon Tofan fled the Taliban in 2022 and was granted asylum in Germany, where he worked as an engineer, learned German and lived for almost four years. In late April 2026 he made a two‑day bus journey to Italy, unaware that German law prohibited his departure. Upon returning to Germany he was arrested at Munich Airport and placed in deportation detention.
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has ordered his removal to Afghanistan. A deportation flight from Leipzig to Kabul was scheduled for the night of 28 July 2026, but Tofan was not on board because an urgent legal application had not yet been processed. Human‑rights group Pro Asyl, represented by a lawyer, is challenging the decision, while Amnesty International has publicly urged that the deportation be halted, criticizing the BAMF’s handling of the case.
Entities: Amnesty International · Faridoon Tofan · Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) · German authorities · Pro Asyl
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- [● 4 SOURCES] A deportation flight from Leipzig to Kabul was scheduled for the night of 28 July 2026, but Tofan was not on board because an urgent application had not been processed.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Human‑rights organization Pro Asyl, represented by a lawyer, is challenging the deportation order.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has ordered his deportation to Afghanistan.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Upon returning to Germany he was detained at Munich Airport and placed in deportation detention.
- [● 4 SOURCES] In late April 2026 he made a two‑day bus trip to Italy.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Faridoon Tofan fled Afghanistan to Germany in 2022 to escape the Taliban.
- [● 4 SOURCES] He lived in Germany for almost four years, worked as an engineer and learned German.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Amnesty International has publicly called for the deportation to be halted.