Border controls: More than 1,500 people turned back at the border applied for asylum
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Border Controls Spark Asylum Requests and DisputesSince May 2024, over 1,500 previously rejected individuals have applied for asylum amid extended border checks until March 2026.
Key FactsDec 21, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
- Intensified border checks at German land borders since May 2024 resulted in 1,582 asylum applications from persons previously denied entry.
- The controls were expanded to all state borders and extended to March 2026 to curb unauthorized entries.
- Interior Minister Dobrindt instructed the federal police to reject asylum seekers except for vulnerable groups like the sick or pregnant.
- The Green Party condemns the border measures as harmful to the economy, disruptive to commuters, and lacking clear security benefits.
Instead of improving security in this country, the border blockades harm the economy, disrupt commuters, and burden border regions daily.— Marcel Emmerich, spokesperson for domestic policy of the Green Party parliamentary group, comments on the practice of border controls.
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