Borders Witnessed Over 12,000 Return Limit Violations Since May, According to Dobrindt

Expanding border controls remain firm according to the Federal Interior Minister, aimed at reducing unauthorized immigration, but what results have emerged?

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2025 September 11 . 4:00 PM

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Borders reported over 12,000 returns since May, according to Dobrindt

Borders Witnessed Over 12,000 Return Limit Violations Since May, According to Dobrindt

In a recent interview on the ARD program "Caren Miosga", Alexander Dobrindt, the Federal Interior Minister of Germany, discussed his approach to border controls and asylum seeker rejections. Dobrindt, a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), has been enforcing stronger rejections of unauthorized entries at the German borders since the government moved into office on May 8, 2023.

Dobrindt's aim is to correct the situation and end the "overburdening of Germany." He stated that integration limits and stress limits need to be watched to ensure they are not reached. The Minister did not commit to a figure for an upper limit on migration.

The strengthened controls at Germany's external borders, ordered by Dobrindt, have had noticeable effects. Since May 8, 2023, Germany has rejected 12,000 illegal entries at its borders. Approximately 660 of these rejected entries were asylum seekers.

However, it has become known that the reinforced rejections no longer make a difference at the border. Dobrindt acknowledged this problem situation, which has built up over ten years, and mentioned the need to watch integration and stress limits to ensure they are not reached.

Dobrindt's approach to border controls and asylum seeker rejections is legally controversial. He allows for the rejection of asylum seekers at the border, but no specific figure for the number of asylum seekers to be rejected was mentioned in the article.

The number of "asylum claims" at the German border has been low since the reinforced rejections. Dobrindt issued an order to strengthen controls at Germany's external borders after the new black-red federal government took office.

Dobrindt did not provide a figure for a migration cap in the interview. He emphasised the need to address the long-term problem situation and end the "overburdening of Germany." The Minister's statements sparked debate and raised questions about the future of migration policy in Germany.