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German chancellor Angela Merkel is receiving an outpouring of love online from Syrians, this comes after German authorities dropped a bureaucratic procedure that may allow Syrian citizens to claim refugee status in Germany.

Earlier this week, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), an office within the German Ministry of Interior Affairs, that it will no longer adhere to the European Union鈥檚 Dublin Regulation for Syrian cases only.聽

鈥淯nder the rule, migrants can only apply for asylum in the first EU member state they enter, and face deportation if they try to apply in another,鈥�

This means Germany will no longer deport asylum seekers from Syria and they can claim refugee status in Germany.

鈥淚n theory, the Dublin procedure should stop refugees from seeking asylum in multiple countries, sometimes referred to as "asylum shopping." In practice, however, it has meant responsibility for migrants often fell聽disproportionately on countries such as Italy or Greece where migrants first arrived,鈥� Adam Taylor for The Washington Post.

In response to this move, Syrians took to social media to praise Germany and in particular, Chancellor Merkel.

鈥淪ome users adapted a poster and slogan used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to hail Merkel instead. Others compared the German leader to the 海角大神 king Negus, who sheltered Muslims during the Crusades. One Facebook user wrote: "We will tell our children that Syrian migrants fled their country to come to Europe when Mecca and Muslim lands were closer to them."

In July, Merkel was criticized for being insensitive towards refugees when a Palestinian immigrant girl broke down in tears after the chancellor explained to her that she could not stop her family鈥檚 possible deportation.

Merkel has also faced a hostile response from Germans opposed to immigration. On Wednesday, Merkel was when she visited a government migrant shelter near Dresden. 聽

However, in the midst of Germany's refugee crisis, and cases of anti-immigrant sentiment, many Germans continue to display a different spirit.

In an effort to help refugees develop skills and integrate into European society, some German universities are providing free education, language tuition, and financial assistance to asylum seekers in the country.

Earlier this month, a German bus driver caused聽passengers 鈥撀燽oth German and foreign 鈥撀爐o burst into applause after聽he paused to 飞别濒肠辞尘别听补蝉测濒耻尘听蝉别别办别谤蝉.

According to the latest data, Germany admits far more immigrants than any other country in Europe. In 2014, Germany received six times the number of asylum seeker applicants than Britain, and twice as many as any other country in Europe, The聽

Last year more than聽聽foreigners were registered as living in Germany 鈥� the highest number since record-keeping began in 1967.聽The country recently announced that it expects 750,000聽refugees to arrive this year,聽more than twice as many as the 300,000 new arrivals predicted in January.聽