You keep it illegal for PR purposes but force below you to bend the law to allow what's illegal.

That's supposedly what happened in Germany in Foreign minister Annalena Baerbocks office.

Basically the embassy reported that it has all reason to believe that the passport is faked. Still, Annalena Baerbocks ministry pressured them on providing the legal documents that would allow said person to seek refugee status in Germany.

Low-quality link in german language: https://www.cicero.de/aussenpolitik/visa-affare-im-auswartig...