Failed asylum seekers allowed to stay in Germany if they can were beaten up by neo-Nazis

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Failed asylum seekers will be allowed to stay in Germany if they can prove they have been beaten up by neo-Nazis

Berlin's interior minister Andrea Geisel said the city is looking into the scheme
The nearby German state of Brandenburg has already opted to implement it
Politicians see it as a strong signal to those 'chasing migrants out of the country'
Giesel said victims of far-right violence will receive protection not be deported

Rejected asylum seekers in Germany's capital Berlin may be allowed to stay if they have been beaten up by neo-Nazis.

Politicians see the offer of asylum as a way of way of sending a 'strong signal' to hate crime perpetrators.

Berlin's interior minister Andrea Geisel said the city is looking into the legal possibilities of such an exemption after nearby Brandenburg opted for the scheme.

'I find an exemption, as Brandenburg has introduced, to be a strong political signal to those who believe that "whoever wants to chase refugees out of the country must attack them",' Geisel said.

'To this I say - no.

'Whoever is a victim of far-right violence will enjoy our double protection and will not be deported.'

Brandenburg became the first state to declare it would give rejected asylum seekers who had been attacked sanctuary after requesting immigration authorities to use their 'discretion.'

Rejected asylum applicants who are witnesses to or victims of far-right attacks would not be told to leave until at least

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