Germany’s Administrative Court in Berlin ruled on 8 July that the federal government must immediately issue entry visas to an Afghan woman and her 13 family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions programme. The judges said the state is “legally bound” by the irrevocable admission notices it issued in 2023 and found no security objections to the family, now stranded in Pakistan and facing possible deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision comes after the new CDU/CSU–SPD coalition froze all Afghan admissions in May while reviewing security procedures. Since Western troops withdrew in 2021, Germany has admitted roughly 36,500 vulnerable Afghans, but about 2,400 people with confirmed approvals remain in Pakistan awaiting visas. NGOs, including Kabul Luftbrücke, have launched dozens of lawsuits to force continuation of the programme; the Berlin court said at least 40 comparable cases are pending. While the ruling compels the Foreign Ministry to act in this case, it is not yet final and can be appealed to the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg. The judges acknowledged the government’s right to end the programme for future applicants but stressed that previously issued commitments cannot be revoked, setting a potential precedent in the broader political dispute over migration and refugee policy.