US EditionGermany updates: Police presence increases at borders
- On May 8, 2025, Germany bolstered police presence at its southern and western borders and announced plans to deny entry to certain asylum applicants, with exceptions made for vulnerable individuals.
- This action followed Alexander Dobrindt's appointment as Interior Minister, who quickly reversed a 2015 policy by ordering stricter border controls to reduce migration.
- Police in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia significantly boosted manpower, aiming to keep disruptions minimal while exempting vulnerable groups like pregnant women and children.
- Dobrindt said the policy shift sends a "signal to the world and Europe," reflecting a coalition agreement to coordinate asylum rejections with European neighbors.
- The increased border security and asylum policies illustrate Germany's new government priorities amid concerns over illegal migration and political stability.
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Germany updates: Police presence increases at borders
Germany tightened security at the southern borders with Austria and the Czech Republic and announced similar measures for the western borders. Berlin's new government is marking VE day and the end of WWII. Follow DW.
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In Germany, Friedrich Merz's new government announces a tightening of migration policy from the outset
The Minister of the Interior ordered the border police to return undocumented asylum seekers unless they belong to "vulnerable groups, such as children and pregnant women".
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