Facts
A., his life partner B., and their minor children C., D., and E. are Macedonian nationals and belong to the Roma ethnic group. They left their home country of Macedonia on March 22, 2010, and arrived in Switzerland on March 24, 2010, where they applied for asylum.
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) rejected the asylum applications and ordered their deportation from Switzerland and its enforcement. The appeal filed against this was dismissed by the Federal Administrative Court.
A., B., C., D., and E. filed an appeal in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court, primarily requesting that the judgment of the Federal Administrative Court be overturned and that they be granted asylum. Alternatively, they request to be provisionally admitted to Switzerland due to the inadmissibility, unreasonableness, and impossibility of enforcing the deportation.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court finds that the appeal of appellant 2 (B.) is admissible, as there is an extradition request from the State of Macedonia, from which she seeks protection. However, the appeals of appellants 1 (A.) and 3-5 (C., D., and E.) are not considered, as there is no extradition request against them.
The Federal Supreme Court partially upholds the appeal and finds that the Federal Administrative Court violated the principle of expedited proceedings by deciding on the appeal only after almost 21 months. As compensation, this violation is…