Asylum and migration returned to the Chamber throughout the 2023–2028 legislature, from the budget debate of April 2024 to the adoption of the bills implementing the European migration and asylum pact in June 2026. The sittings covered the Blue Card directive for qualified workers, the suspension of Syrian asylum procedures after the fall of the Assad regime, the waiting period before applicants for international protection may work, the occupancy of the reception structures of the Office national de l'accueil, and the screening procedure at the border. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 25 June 2024, in the question hour on immigration cases, Paul Galles asked the minister whether Luxembourg has anything comparable to the German hardship commission.
\n\n\nEch wollt den Här Inneminister froen, ob mer zu Lëtzebuerg eppes Vergläichbares hu wéi déi Härtefallkommissioun aus Däitschland.
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I wanted to ask the Minister of Home Affairs whether we in Luxembourg have anything comparable to that hardship commission in Germany.
\nSitting of 25 June 2024, Paul Galles, CSV
\nOn 17 December 2025, in the budget debate on migration and the European pact, Laurent Zeimet stated his party's position on immigration as a source of growth.
\n\n\nMir waren, sinn a bleiwen e Land, dat mat der Immigratioun wiisst.
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We were, are and remain a country that grows with immigration.
\nSitting of 17 December 2025, Laurent Zeimet, CSV
\nOn 9 June 2026, during the debate on the bills implementing the migration and asylum pact, Stéphanie Weydert set out her party's position on migration policy.
\n\n\nFir eis als CSV ass kloer: Eng verantwortungsvoll Migratiounspolitick brauch Mënschlechkeet, awer och Reegelen.
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For us as the CSV it is clear: a responsible migration policy needs humanity, but also rules.
\nSitting of 9 June 2026, Stéphanie Weydert, CSV
\nOn 24 April 2024, in the budget debate that linked population growth and asylum costs, Corinne Cahen rejected the ADR's account of immigration.
\n\n\nZouwanderung war fir ons hei am Land eng Chance an net, wéi hie mengt, e Problem!
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Immigration has been an opportunity for our country and not, as he thinks, a problem!
\nSitting of 24 April 2024, Corinne Cahen, DP
\nOn 9 June 2026, in the debate on the migration and asylum pact bills, Gusty Graas stated his party's position on asylum policy.
\n\n\nFir eis als Demokratesch Partei ass Asylpolitick kee populistescht Schlagwuert.
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For us as the Democratic Party, asylum policy is not a populist slogan.
\nSitting of 9 June 2026, Gusty Graas, DP
\nOn 20 November 2024, in the foreign policy debate on the EU pact and border controls, Yves Cruchten rejected a fortress Europe and called for legal migration routes.
\n\n\nMir musse Maueren ofbauen a méi legal a sécher Weeër schafen. Mir wëlle keng Festung Europa!
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We must take down walls and create more legal and safe routes. We do not want a fortress Europe!
\nSitting of 20 November 2024, Yves Cruchten, LSAP
\nOn 3 March 2026, tabling a motion on children in the ONA reception structures, Claire Delcourt explained what her motion is about.
\n\n\nMir schwätzen hei net iwwer Confort, mee mir schwätzen iwwer Basisrechter: kierperlech Integritéit, Gesondheet, Sécherheet, genuch a gesond Ernärung.
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We are not talking here about comfort, we are talking about basic rights: physical integrity, health, safety, and enough healthy food.
\nSitting of 3 March 2026, Claire Delcourt, LSAP
\nOn 24 April 2024, in the budget debate on population growth and asylum costs, Fred Keup set the condition the ADR wants applied to immigration.
\n\n\nAn als ADR soe mer och ganz kloer: Wéini kann een immigréieren? Ma wann een eng eegen Existenz kann ofsécheren, well mir wëlle ganz kloer keng Awanderung an eis Sozialsystemer.
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And as the ADR we say quite clearly: when may someone immigrate? When they can support themselves, because we clearly do not want immigration into our social systems.
\nSitting of 24 April 2024, Fred Keup, ADR
\nOn 9 June 2026, in the debate on the migration and asylum pact bills, Tom Weidig stated his party's position on where asylum should be claimed.
\n\n\nEt gëtt e Recht op Asyl, mee et gëtt kee Recht, sech säin Asylland selwer erauszesichen.
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There is a right to asylum, but there is no right to pick your country of asylum yourself.
\nSitting of 9 June 2026, Tom Weidig, ADR
\nOn 15 May 2024, during the debate on the Blue Card bill and the motions on legal migration routes, Meris Sehovic gave his reason for demanding new legal migration routes.
\n\n\nEt ass justement de Mangel u legale Migratiounsweeër, dee mécht, dass Mënsche sech a Gefor bréngen, sech a Booter setzen, an iwwerfëllte Booter setzen an iwwert d’Mëttelmier ukommen.
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It is precisely the lack of legal migration routes that makes people put themselves in danger, get into boats, into overcrowded boats, and arrive across the Mediterranean.
\nSitting of 15 May 2024, Meris Sehovic, déi gréng
\nOn 9 June 2026, in the debate on the migration and asylum pact bills, Meris Sehovic criticised the bill for allowing unaccompanied minors aged 16 and over to be detained.
\n\n\nEt erlaabt ausdrécklech, datt onbegleet Mineuren ab 16 Joer wärend der Filtrageprozedur agespaart kënne ginn.
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It expressly allows unaccompanied minors from the age of 16 to be locked up during the screening procedure.
\nSitting of 9 June 2026, Meris Sehovic, déi gréng
\nOn 20 November 2024, in the foreign policy debate on Frontex and Schengen border controls, Sven Clement argued that internal border controls do not stop irregular migration.
\n\n\nEt sinn net d’Grenzkontrollen, déi d’illegal Migratioun innerhalb vun der EU wäerte bekämpfen.
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It is not border controls that will fight irregular migration inside the EU.
\nSitting of 20 November 2024, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 15 May 2024, during the debate on the Blue Card bill for highly qualified workers, Marc Baum stated his own position on the scope of immigration.
\n\n\nEuropa brauch Awanderung, an net just am Beräich vun den héich qualifizéierte Persounen.
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Europe needs immigration, and not only in the field of highly qualified people.
\nSitting of 15 May 2024, Marc Baum, déi Lénk
\nOn 10 December 2024, in the question time on Syrian applications after the fall of the Assad regime, the Minister of Home Affairs announced his decision to suspend pending Syrian asylum procedures.
\n\n\nOpgrond vun där gudder Nouvelle hunn ech decidéiert, déi aktuell Prozeduren, déi aktuell Unträg, Demandë vu syresche Flüchtlingen ze suspendéieren.
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Because of that good news I decided to suspend the current procedures, the current applications, the requests of Syrian refugees.
\nSitting of 10 December 2024, Léon Gloden, Ministre des Affaires intérieures
\nOn 5 March 2026, answering the two motions on the reception of applicants for international protection, the Minister for Reception cited the number of reception beds.
\n\n\nMir hunn hei zu Lëtzebuerg iwwer 8.000 Better. Wa mer eis vergläiche mat anere Länner, da si mir ganz wäit vir um Podium!
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Here in Luxembourg we have more than 8,000 beds. If we compare ourselves with other countries, we are far ahead on the podium!
\nSitting of 5 March 2026, Max Hahn, Ministre de la Famille, des Solidarités, du Vivre ensemble et de l’Accueil
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