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That still doesn't invalidate that the authorities tried to deport people without a trial, ignoring the presumption of innocence and rule of law in general. That's at least AfD level disregard for the Grundgesetz.
Everyone involved in this should be forbidden from holding authority until they are able to explain why what they did is the opposite of the values of a Rechtsstaat.
Three of these are EU citizens. The EU wide freedom of movement can be revoked for public order and safety, health, or security reasons.
The corresponding law is Gesetz über die allgemeine Freizügigkeit von Unionsbürgern (Freizügigkeitsgesetz/EU - FreizügG/EU) § 6 Verlust des Rechts auf Einreise und Aufenthalt
Known football hooligans and violent political activists are often barred from entry into other EU countries, if they’re likely traveling to a violent protest or big football match.
The law doesn’t say that a court verdict is necessary, it does say it isn’t sufficient though.
The argument is that these people are a danger to public order and safety. That means this is about prevention (Gefahrenabwehr) of future acts. Prevention is always done to the detriment of the innocent, because nobody has actually done anything yet. All of these are known to be active political activists and at times violent. They are likely to continue their activities, some of which endanger public order and safety. That’s sufficient to make a legal argument.
The courts are working this out now and the authorities are respecting court orders. So, I don’t see where this is disregards the Grundgesetz.
That said, I also think this is targeted repression and the crimes aren’t serious enough to warrant immediate revoking of residence.
The ministry of the interior is testing what the courts require as a minimum for losing residence rights.
That is false. They are not "known to be violent" see my other comment. They are not accused of violence in regards to entering the FU building. They are merely accused for trying to prevent arrests by the police. Something that is already the case if you build a chain and let the cops beat you, but not push through to grab someone they want to grab.
The rest is politically motivated conjecture by the interior ministry.
Because repeated attempts to violate the principles of the constitution by the executive are still causing a lot of damage, even if the courts later catch it. For the people threatened with deportation their life was turned upside down for at least two month now. Losing everything you have in one country, your flat, your personal belongings, your work, your education, your social environment... Those are huge impacts on the individuals protected constitutional rights. These go far beyond what a conviction to a fine or even a short prison sentence would cause in damages to the individual. This is also fundamentally different from your example of people not being granted entry into a country. Being deported from where you life is different from not being able to enter another country for a limited time.
I agree that this is politically motivated and these folks don’t deserve losing their residence.