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Faeser Announces New Measures Against Human SmugglersOne month before Hesse’s 8 October election, the minister announced an analysis center and task force with neighboring states.
- The Federal Police’s operational analysis center is intended to examine smuggling cases and identify links between cases and perpetrators.
- A new task force with neighboring countries is planned; according to Faeser, Czechia has already agreed.
- Faeser wants smugglers deported more quickly; she says she has submitted a proposal to criminalize smuggling minors.
- In 2023, approximately 1,400 smugglers were caught, according to Faeser; she rejects stationary checks at Poland’s and Czechia’s borders.
We want to deport smugglers quickly and decisively; we must clearly codify this in law.— Nancy Faeser, Interior Minister (SPD), in remarks about stronger action against smugglers (interview with Bild am Sonntag).
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- Nancy Faeser appeared on Markus Lanz's program portraying her time as interior minister in a predominantly favorable manner.
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- The conversation about migration policy and refugee flows was lengthy and complex, offering no clear takeaways for viewers.
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It has taken 100 percent too much the perspective of the perpetrator and 100 percent too little the perspective of the victim and the bereaved!— Kevin Kühnert criticized Nancy Faeser's perspective regarding a crime.
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- In March 2023, the number of asylum applications reached its lowest level since the pandemic began, which Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attributed to the success of the outgoing government's migration policy.
- Faeser reported 50,000 rejections at German borders since October 2023 and a significant decrease in smuggling activities, indicating the high investigative pressure from the federal police.
- The number of visas for workers and skilled professionals increased by 77 percent since 2021, while participation in integration courses rose 2.5 times.
- Faeser emphasized that the individual right to asylum is non-negotiable and called for greater respect for the 25 million people with migration backgrounds in Germany.
For internal peace (...) it is of great importance that we conduct debates about migration without resentment. Always with the awareness that this is about people.— Nancy Faeser, during the presentation of her legislative record in Berlin.
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- The CDU/CSU demands clear implementation plans and rejects limited rejections, with further discussions with the government scheduled.
We will extend border controls to all German borders— Nancy Faeser, Interior Minister (SPD), announcing the expansion of border controls to all German borders
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