Nearly 54,000 migrants in Germany who lacked legal immigration papers have now received temporary residency permits through a reform enacted by the government a year ago, according to a new survey. The provisions applied largely to people awaiting a decision on applications for asylum in Germany or those with so-called “tolerated” residency status, which usually means people who have been ordered to leave the country but who cannot be deported for various reasons. The Opportunity Residence Act came into force on December 31, 2022, and created a pathway to legal residency in Germany for people …