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Refugee girl allowed to stay in Germany
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A 14-YEAR-OLD Palestinian girl who burst into tears when Chancellor Angela Merkel told her she might be deported has been granted a residency permit to stay in Germany until October 2017, mass-selling daily Bild reported yesterday.
Reem Sahwil began to cry during a televised discussion forum in July when Merkel told her that Germany could not admit everyone who wanted to live there.
Merkel stroked Sahwil on the back, drawing mockery online from critics who accused her of looking clumsy and lacking empathy. A video clip of the exchange went viral and started the hashtag #merkelstreichelt (merkelstrokes).
Sahwil has now been granted a residency permit lasting until October 17, 2017, Bild said it had learned from the immigration office in the northern city of Rostock.
鈥淢erkel鈥檚 girl can stay here!鈥 Bild screamed in a headline yesterday, adding that Sahwil was excelling at school and that her parents and brother could also stay.
鈥淚 am pleased that Reem鈥檚 residency status has been clarified,鈥 Lorenz Caffier, interior minister for the northern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern told Bild. 鈥淭he period of uncertainty is over and she can stay here.鈥
Sahwil鈥檚 crying episode was a low point this year for Merkel.
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