The next local elections will take place in Bavaria on March 8, 2026. Many political offices in cities, municipalities, and counties will then be newly assigned. In the run-up to the elections, the Bavarian AfD parliamentary group has agreed on its political demands.
The position paper itself is not yet publicly available. However, several media outlets—including Die Zeit,Süddeutsche Zeitung, and euronews —report that it contains the following proposals, among others.
Police for deportations based on the US model
One of the demands of the AfD in Bavaria is the creation of a specialized police unit. This unit would be responsible for deporting individuals who are required to leave the country —that is, people without legal Residence permit – and coordinate deportations. The AfD refers to this as an "asylum investigation and deportation group," which would be organizationally based within the Bavarian police force.
According to various media reports, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency serves as a model for the concept. What a special police force would actually look like remains unclear. It is also unclear what powers the unit would be given, how it would differ from existing police authorities, and how it would cooperate with immigration authorities and federal agencies.
AfD parliamentary group leader Katrin Ebner-Steiner stated that these questions would be answered if the AfD were to participate in a Bavarian state government after the next state election, which will take place in 2028.
Deportations and review of all Residence permit
In addition to the requested special unit, the AfD is also advocating for Bavaria to have its own deportation aircraft. Furthermore, deportations should no longer be organized solely by state authorities. Instead, private companies should also be allowed to carry out deportations.
In addition, the AfD in Bavaria is demanding a review of all existing Residence permit and naturalizations that have already taken place. The aim is to retrospectively check whether residence rights and citizenship have been granted lawfully.
Curfew and fewer benefits for asylum seekers
Further demands by the AfD concern the everyday life of asylum seekers in Bavaria. For example, the so-called residence requirement is to be consistently enforced again. This means that asylum seekers will only be allowed to leave their assigned area of residence to a limited extent.
In addition, the parliamentary group is calling for an evening curfew. Asylum seekers would no longer be allowed to leave their accommodations in the evening and at night. The party justifies this measure by arguing that it would lead to an "increase in public safety."
In addition, the AfD in Bavaria plans to make community service compulsory for asylum seekers. At the same time, cash benefits are to be severely restricted or abolished altogether. Instead of financial support, asylum seekers will only receive benefits in kind, such as accommodation, food, and basic hygiene.
German passport now only for high earners
The requirements for Naturalization should also become significantly stricter in Bavaria, according to the AfD. In the future, it will no longer be sufficient for a person to be able to support themselves. Instead, only people who make a "meaningful contribution to the national economy" will be granted German citizenship.
Naturalization should Naturalization depend on high qualifications and well-paid jobs. People who work in the low-wage sector should no longer be eligible for naturalization.
According to the AfD, such a regulation would have far-reaching consequences: the number of naturalizations in Bavaria would drop from around 50,000 per year to just a few hundred. The AfD parliamentary group is thus repeating a demand it had already made at its closed-door meeting in September 2025.
Mandatory language test for children before elementary school
The AfD is also calling for changes in the education sector in Bavaria. According to the party's plans, all children with a migrant background will be required to take language tests in the future.
Children who fail these language tests should not immediately transfer to regular school classes. Instead, they should first attend special support or transition classes. They should be taught there until the authorities deem that they have acquired sufficient German language skills.
Religious education is also to be abolished in these classes. It is to be replaced by subjects such as "cultural education" and "values education." The AfD justifies these proposals by citing difficulties with integration, insufficient language skills, and problems with discipline and violence in schools.
Conclusion: What does this mean for migrants?
Currently, the AfD's position paper in Bavaria is merely a set of political demands. They were presented in the run-up to the 2026 local elections and with a view to the 2028 state elections. No concrete legislative changes or binding decisions have been made in this regard to date.
Whether and in what form the announced measures could be implemented is currently unclear. Many of the proposals would require far-reaching changes to constitutional law, residence law, and social law —and would have to withstand constitutional review.
For migrants in Germany, this means that the demands of the AfD parliamentary group in Bavaria currently have no immediate legal implications. These are political demands and announcements, not applicable law.
Major changes would only be conceivable if the AfD parliamentary group were to participate in a Bavarian state government from 2028 onwards and the necessary parliamentary majorities were achieved.
