Detlef Scheele, Hamburg's social affairs minister, told Die Welt: "They have no legal right to stay or claim benefits and it would be irresponsible to raise false hope. There is no alternative for them but to go back to where they can work and have a right to remain – that is either Italy or their original home countries." Claudio Feliziani, who works with the German charity Karawane which is aiding the refugees, told the Daily Telegraph: "The men were in a network of reception centres in Italy. They were given around 500 euros - between 400 and 600 euros each – in order to leave Italy. They were told to go to northern Europe – go to Germany or France."