Lower Saxony
Police union calls for more personnel for deportations
The new federal government wants to trace more rejected asylum seekers to its countries of origin. According to the Niedersachsen police union, however, there is a personnel problem.
In order to be able to deport more rejected asylum seekers, according to the police union (GdP), more staff is also necessary in Lower Saxony. GDP chairman Kevin Komolka told the NDR that the administrative enforcement officers of the state admission authority were generally responsible for the returns.
“We do not have enough of these forces, so it will always result in the fact that returns can only be handled with the help of the police.” However, the police reach their limits if they should perform this task on a large extent.
Friedrich Merz (CDU )’s new black-red federal government wants to tighten the migration policy. In addition to stronger border controls, the Federal Chancellor also announced a “return offensive”. The CDU and SPD coalition agreement states: “The Federal Government will develop comprehensive legal regulations to increase the number of returns.”
Union: Police already required
The GDP chief continued to the NDR that the police in Lower Saxony already support the administrative enforcement officers of the state admission authority in returns – that was the last time around 1,500 to 100 times a year. The police also take on a large part of the returns, said Komolka.
“Because of the new federal government, we have to go into a realistic view of what our colleagues can do and what the actual personnel needs look like.” A “clear increase in personnel” is also necessary for the state admission authority.
1,000 additional jobs required
Just a few days ago, the three police unions represented in Lower Saxony had requested 1,000 additional jobs to the police. In a letter to the Lower Saxony Interior Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD), the GdP, the German Police Union (DPolG) and the Federation of German Criminal Civil Office (BDK) pointed out that increasing demands in all areas of police work led to a strong burden.
Behrens considers the claim to be exaggerated. She pointed out that as many police officers are in action than ever in national history. Including the tariff employees, almost 27,000 people worked in the state police.
dpa
Source: Stern
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