Border controls: More than 1,500 individuals who had been rejected nonetheless utilized for asylum in Germany | EUROtoday

Since controls on the land borders had been intensified, greater than 1,500 individuals in Germany have requested safety who had beforehand been rejected. According to the federal authorities, as of October thirty first, there have been 1,582 asylum functions from individuals who had beforehand been rejected as a part of the intensified inside border controls since May seventh. This emerges from the federal government’s response to a parliamentary query from the Green parliamentary group, which is out there to the German Press Agency.

However, it’s not doable to find out from this information from the Central Register of Foreigners the place the asylum utility was made: in reference to a brand new try and enter the nation close to a border or after entry at one other location in Germany.

There have been border controls for entry in any respect German nationwide borders once more since September 16, 2024; this was already the case in some instances earlier than. The Federal Ministry of the Interior had ordered the growth so as to additional curb the variety of unauthorized entries. The time-limited controls had been prolonged twice – most just lately till mid-March 2026. Border controls are literally not deliberate within the Schengen space.

Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) intensified the controls launched beneath the earlier visitors gentle authorities instantly after taking workplace final May and instructed the federal police to any further additionally flip away asylum seekers – with exceptions for members of susceptible teams, together with sick or pregnant ladies. According to preliminary figures from the Federal Police, a complete of 201 individuals had been recognized as “vulnerable” between May eighth and October thirty first.

According to the federal authorities, a complete of 32,236 unauthorized entries had been detected between May seventh and October thirty first – most of them on the borders with France (greater than 5,500), Poland and Austria in addition to at airports.

According to preliminary figures, the police have turned again 993 asylum seekers since intensified controls started in May and as much as the tip of October. In this observe, the Federal Government depends on a paragraph of the Asylum Act, based on which entry could be refused if “there are indications that another state is responsible for carrying out the asylum procedure based on European Community legislation or an international treaty and that a detention or readmission procedure is initiated”.

The Greens have repeatedly criticized the observe on the borders. The home coverage spokesman for the Green parliamentary group, Marcel Emmerich, says: “Instead of improving security in this country, the border blockades are damaging the economy, disrupting commuters and putting a daily burden on the border regions.” Enormous prices and large burdens can be incurred for the “staging” on the borders, with none measurable safety achieve being discernible.