Displaced Persons are individuals who, as German citizens or members of the German ethnic group, resided in the former German eastern territories under foreign administration or in territories outside the borders of the German Reich as they stood on December 31, December 1937 and who lost their homes in connection with events of World War II as a result of expulsion, in particular through deportation or flight.

Late Repatriates are members of German minorities from the countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe as well as the republics of the former Soviet Union. Because of the suffering inflicted upon them, particularly as a result of World War II, the Federal Republic of Germany considers it its historical obligation to accept these people in Germany. The largest number of late resettlers comes from the republics of the former Soviet Union.

The Friedland Border Transit Camp is the only initial reception facility in Germany for late repatriates and their family members. Upon arrival, they are registered by the branch office of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and distributed among the federal states.

Accommodation, provision of supplies, care, and referral are handled by the Friedland Border Transit Camp—Lower Saxony Center for Integration—