The president of the Vienna Criminal Court, Michael Forsthuber, has expressed skepticism regarding a proposed policy that would allow foreign offenders to be deported to their home countries after serving half of their sentence. Forsthuber described the initiative as a "drop in the ocean," suggesting it would have a limited impact. This policy, intended to address concerns about foreign nationals committing crimes in Austria, aims to facilitate the deportation of convicted individuals to serve the remainder of their sentences in their native countries. However, Forsthuber's comments, as reported by Der Standard, indicate that the practical implementation and overall effectiveness of such a measure may be limited.