Key legal question
Whether the appeal in public law matters was admissible and the old foreigner law remained applicable
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible, and the former ANAG applied because the expulsion proceedings had been opened before the AuG entered into force.
Extracted reasoning
The decision was a final cantonal ruling on expulsion. Although the request was mislabeled as a renewal of the residence permit, the relevant procedure concerned the extension of the control period and an ex officio expulsion procedure initiated before 1 January 2008, so the transitional rule preserved the old law.