Two Irish citizens living in Berlin have been issued with deportation orders for involvement in pro-Palestinian protests in the German capital, they have said in a statement.
Shane O'Brien and Roberta Murray were issued with deportation orders by the state of Berlin, which oversees immigration enforcement.
They have been ordered to leave Germany by 21 April, according to the statement.
A Polish citizen and a US citizen were also issued with the order.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is aware of reports and stands ready to provide consular assistance.
The deportation orders were originally refused by the Berlin immigration office, the individuals involved said, but that decision was overturned following pressure from the Berlin interior department.
None of those who were issued with deportation orders has a criminal record, they said.
In a statement, the four individuals said they were accused of "anti-Semitism" and supporting "terrorist organisations", specifically in reference to Hamas.
They said their deportation is a "political act" and an attempt to "intimidate an entire movement".
They said Germany’s revocation of one student visa, in reference to the US citizen, and three EU citizens right to move within the EU is "an unprecedented escalation with dire implications".
"By stripping us of our freedom of movement, Germany intensifies its repression of pro-Palestinian voice, disproportionately targeting Palestinian, Muslim and Arab communities.
"We categorically condemn Germany’s complicity in genocide and reject these unlawful measures.
"With our legal team, we will fight this deportation all the way to the highest courts," the statement said.
German authorities have recently stepped up measures against protesters who have held demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine.
The phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" was outlawed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as part of a ban on the activities of Hamas in Germany.
Meanwhile, Irish Bloc Berlin, a Berlin-based platform for Irish solidarity with Palestine, said that it was told by German police to stop using the Irish language during a sit-down protest outside the Reichstag last year.
