AfD's Höcke pushes expanded police powers for deportations, cites 'well-tempered cruelty'

Thuringian AfD leader Björn Höcke announced plans to strengthen a special deportation unit and expand police powers to enforce 'remigration.' His use of the phrase 'well-tempered cruelty' marks a notable rhetorical escalation, though the proposal remains at the state-party level and faces legal and political hurdles.