Alexander Dobrindt

Whoever turns streets into battlegrounds, attacks police officers and sets town halls on fire is not protesting for better education, but is waging an armed struggle against the liberal society and our way of life.

— Alexander Dobrindt, CSU politician, told Bild

The civil war in Syria is over. There are now no grounds left for asylum in Germany, and therefore we can begin with deportations.

— Said by Chancellor Friedrich Merz in November 2025; arguing that the end of the Syrian civil war removes asylum grounds and allows deportations.

One of the aims of this curfew is to protect people, but also property, in particular shops

— Sébastien Lecornu said after a government crisis meeting

According to the current state of the investigation, the suspect drafted a so-called manifesto. It is, among other things, shaped by misogyny, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment, racism and antisemitism.

— Joachim Herrmann, CSU politician, speaking in the Interior Committee of the Bavarian State Parliament about the Schongau school attack.

With control, a clear course, and a firm stance, we are pushing back immigration massively—and noticeably easing the burden on our municipalities.

— Said by Alexander Dobrindt, commenting on the government’s tightened migration policy (the so-called 'Migration Turn').

From the mere gathering of information about threats, there will be a "real defense against dangers, attacks and terrorism"— Alexander Dobrindt, German Federal Minister of the Interior, speaking to the Bundestag during the debate on the reform of the intelligence services

to discontinue it in its current form and, in the future, limit it to the group of vulnerable persons

— Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) – information note on the planned reform of independent asylum advice

Now we have it officially: The government knows not a single court ruling that finds its border controls lawful.

— Helge Limburg, Green Party MP, commenting on the government's reply to his parliamentary inquiry about the legality of the border controls

Military defense alone is not enough. Without an equally capable civil defense, it won't work.

— Brötel, President of the Landkreistag (CDU), stated this at a conference of the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Berlin

He doesn't take the law as seriously as he should, Constitutional Minister Dobrindt.

— Clara Bünger, migration policy spokesperson for the Left faction.

Russia's hybrid attacks with explosive drones on airports, agents in our cities, cyberattacks on our networks and sabotage of our infrastructure are a daily reality.

— Dobrindt said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag (BamS).

The AfD is not only a party with nationalist and anti-democratic positions. Its unabashed proximity to imperialistic and authoritarian-aggressive regimes like Russia, its attacks on press and academic freedom, and its contempt for the rule of law make it a serious threat to our open society and to the internal and external security of our country.

— NRW Deputy Prime Minister Mona Neubaur (Greens) in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau via Ippen.Media.

The federal government therefore concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on August 4.

— Alexander Dobrindt, CSU, Federal Minister of the Interior; press conference in Berlin on the Leipzig/Halle drone incident

The planned return centres in third countries are places of insecurity and threaten massive violations of children's rights.

— Florian Westphal, Managing Director of Save the Children Germany

The German federal government will impose a price on those responsible for hybrid attacks – they will pay for it.

— Friedrich Merz (CDU) in an ARD summer interview; Context: remarks on the government's response to hybrid attacks.

Humanitarian right-to-stay rules, not deportations at any price.

— Clara Bünger, the migration policy spokesperson for the Left faction, commented on the figures critically.

These weapons, which have been found, as well as the ammunition, were certainly intended to carry out attack plans.

— Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, said in Berlin that these weapons and the ammunition were evidently intended to carry out attack plans.