Already married 11-year-old seeking asylum in Norway
Some 1,475 minor refugees, mostly girls, have arrived in Germany already married, the majority of whom come from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, an official report cited by German media says. Almost one in four are reportedly less than 14 years old.
The numbers from the government migration office were
released in the
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) newspaper on Friday.
According to data collected in July of this year, some 1,475 refugee minors were recorded by the migration office as married. The usual minimum age for marriage in Germany is 18, but an exception can be made for 16-year-old children if they have their parents' permission.
The majority of married minors arrived from Syria (664), Afghanistan (157), Iraq (100), Bulgaria (65), Poland (41), Romania (33), and Greece (32), the report says. Girls make up the majority - at least 1,152.
Comment: "[P]olice officers are there to protect and serve the community,"
If this phrase doesn't make you nauseous, you haven't been paying attention. No doubt the 'thin blue line' will close ranks and Jared Williams and company will be found guiltless.
Read the filing here.