“German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt today issued an oral command to the Federal Police to tighten border controls and increase the number of turns in the case of illegal entrances” – writes “Bild”.
According to the portal's information Current 11 thousand The officers will be strengthened by another two to three thousand – they are ready to be placed at points along the outside border with a length of almost 4,000. kilometers.
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The portal of the weekly “Spiegel” announced today that “Existing forces 11 thousand officers will be significantly increased, and the number of checkpoints – currently around 50 – will also be increased accordingly“.
Dobrindt also canceled the command for the Federal Police today issued by the former interior minister Thomas de Maiziere in 2015, in accordance with ZKTorom citizens of third countries without documents entitling to stay, who submitted a request for asylum, had to be allowed to enter.
“Dobrindt has now stopped it,” writes “Bild”.
This order was issued to the Federal Police at the peak of the refugee crisis in 2015, during the rule of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Thousands of people reached the borders of Germany at that time. Actually, such conclusions should be rejected because Germany is surrounded only by safe third countries” – writes the portal.
“Bild” points out that the new German chancellor Friedrich Merz fulfills his election promise – a strong fight against illegal migration from the first day of office.
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Alexander Dobrindt himself said on Sunday on the ARD public television program “Bericht Aus Berlin that” PIt shake more border controls and turning (immigrants) from the border. The number (illegal immigrants) is still too high. Therefore, next week, on Wednesday, I will give the appropriate command to increase the number of controls. The inspections will be launched, and thus the number of sending cases from the border will increase. It's logical“.
The borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland have been controlled since October 2023. Earlier controls have been in force on the German-Austrian border. In September last year, Germany expanded the inspections already in force in the east and south of the Republic to the remaining borders.
