The Federal Minister of the Interior has announced an extension of border controls beyond December 15th. Since its introduction, over 1,000 unauthorized entries are said to have been prevented.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has announced that border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended beyond December 15th for at least two months. The SPD politician told the “Rheinische Post”.
“Our measures are working. Our fight against the unscrupulous business of smugglers, who brutally put people’s lives at risk, is successful.” Stationary and mobile controls are important in order to curb irregular migration to Germany and to relieve the burden on municipalities.
Faeser extended the border controls on Monday until December 15th. According to the Interior Ministry, around 3,300 unauthorized entries have been detected and 1,100 unauthorized entries prevented since the controls were introduced on October 16th. “That means these measures are working and they should be continued,” said a spokesman.
Andreas Roßkopf, who is responsible for the federal police at the police union, told the “Rheinische Post” that the number of asylum seekers cannot be reduced through police means and that asylum applications cannot be prevented. What needs to be clarified is “whether thousands of police officers should actually remain at the border or whether they should be better deployed for security in the cities and whether the asylum problem should be solved within the EU framework.” The security situation at home is highly sensitive.
Source: Stern
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