He promised to return illegal migrants at the border on his first day of office.On Wednesday, the recently appointed Home Minister Alexander Dobrindt signed a regulation prohibiting asylum applications at all land borders.
In a letter that Bild saw, he recommended the Chief of national Police, Dieter Romann, to ignore the 2015 Directive. ‘I hereby retreat the oral instruction given... 13 September 2015’, wrote.The instruction came from then Chancellor Angela Merkel, who opened the German borders to more than 1 million migrants at the highest of the exile crisis in Europe in 2015-2016.
Her open door policy later sparked a sharp political consequence and was named ‘catastrophic’ by critics.Dobrindt said the Germans would not close their borders, but they would importantly tighten control.
Police received instructions to send people straight to the border, said at a press conference, paying attention to exceptions for children, pregnant women and others ‘sensitive’ groups.
The Minister added that about 2000 to 3000 officers would be added to the current 11,000-member national police force stationed at the borders.
He stressed that the fresh approach should not ‘to set excessive requirements’ To neighbouring countries and confirmed that consultations are already underway with these countries.Germany has a 3700-kilometre land border with 9 countries, including Poland, Austria, France and the Netherlands.
They are all part of the EU's Schengen area, which allows the majority of EU citizens and many non-EU citizens to travel without a passport.Migration remains 1 of the most controversial political problems in Germany, and local authorities frequently inform that the number of asylum seekers burden their budgets.
The right-wing alternate organization for Germany (AfD), known for its strong anti-immigration position, was considered to be ‘confirmed extremist entity’ Last week by the national intelligence agency BfV, who stated that her actions could undermine democratic order in Germany.
The organization filed a legal complaint on Monday.As the EU's largest economy, Germany remains the main destination for asylum seekers.
The country received a 4th (more than 237 000) of all asylum applications throughout the block in 2024, although this figure was importantly lower on an yearly basis.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/616977-germany-illegal-migrants-crackdown/
