Interior minister

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

I am healthy and in good spirits, but linguistically somewhat impaired.

— Herbert Reul, in a personal statement at the start of a session of the NRW state parliament's Interior Committee

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.

It's a major relief. It gives us that window of opportunity to rectify and remedy the situation without undermining the Constitutional Court judgment, but at the same time ensuring the law favours those intended to protect rather than disadvantage them.

— Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, speaking in Soweto on Friday morning, reacting to the DHA's withdrawal of the asylum applications directive.

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

— Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Interior Minister, in the Interior Committee of the Bavarian State Parliament in Munich

Elif Eralp says she is antisemitic ... She is not antisemitic.

— Maybrit Illner, moderator of the ZDF talk show Illner, correcting a statement during the program.

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').