Facts
The Turkish national A., born in 1991, entered Switzerland in 2006 together with his family as a recognized refugee. Between 2009 and 2015, he was convicted multiple times, a total of 17 times, for offenses such as robbery, theft, trespassing, and violations of the Narcotics Act. As a result, the Department of the Interior of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden revoked his settlement permit and expelled him from Switzerland. A. unsuccessfully appealed against this decision up to the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court first examined whether the requirements for the revocation of the settlement permit under Art. 63 para. 1 lit. b of the Foreign Nationals Act were met. It concluded that A., through his numerous criminal offenses, particularly the violent crimes such as robbery, had seriously violated public safety and order. Furthermore, he showed no remorse and was unamenable to rehabilitation, so that the heightened requirements of Art. 32 of the Refugee Convention were also met.In the balancing of interests under Art.…