According to German authorities figures, over 100, 000 migrants have entered Germany “illegally” in the last two decades. According to the images released by European newspapers Die Welt, 22 170 “illegal comments” into Germany have been recorded so far in 2025, compared to 83, 572 in the same time in 2024, and 127, 549 in 2023. The images come as Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s new interior minister, has pushed for more border checks in his first year in business, instructing officers last week to turn up asylum seekers with the exception of especially vulnerable people like pregnant women and children. On Thursday, Dobrindt of the conservative Christian Democrats ( CDU), the leader of the Bavarian branch of the CSU, and Bavarian Premier Markus Söder of the Christian Social Union ( CSU), visited a border crossing in the town of Kiefersfelden on the Austrian border. Dobrindt and the pair claimed that about 729 attempts to enter Germany improperly had been stopped in the last seven days while speaking to reporters in parliament to lay out his agency’s strategies to lawmakers on Friday. Citizens expect social shift from us, and it has already begun to affect Germany’s borders. But this finish this task up.” Germany is still a” forgiving nation” that is “open to legal immigration into our work market and society,” he argued. Although 63 % of AfD voters doubted the measures ‘ effectiveness, if Dobrindt and the CDU were hoping to reclaim the support of traditional conservatives who may have supported the far-right populist Alternative for Germany ( AfD ), they might be disappointed. Gottfried Curio, a member of the AfD, told the legislature on Friday that the measures don’t go far enough. He urged the government to arrest all those who have entered Germany improperly, and said that too many vulnerable groups are not subject to the measures. The AfD has used movement to improve its political wealth, having been classified by Germany’s domestic intelligence firm as right-wing “extremist” pending an appeal. The left-leaning side of the political spectrum even expressed concern about the implementation program, which meets political opposition. The rejection of asylum applications could lead to a” spiral of deprivation of rights and isolation,” according to lawmaker Clara Bünger, who is also concerned about the impact of Dobrindt’s measures on police officers, both in terms of their capacities and legality. Konstantin von Notz, the Greens ‘ parliamentary leader, lamented that” the huge strain on staff will essentially end these steps in three days at the latest.” Greens in the European Parliament have also suggested that personal police officers who turn up asylum seekers at the border may face legal repercussions. Green MEP Erik Marquardt claimed that the tightened border checks don’t have “any legal footing.” The deputy chairman of the German Police Union ( DPolG ), Manuel Ostermann, welcomed the measures and demanded a return to levels of immigration before 2012, saying that “police officers are making themselves liable for Dobrindt’s immigration drama.” ” A ripple effect is occurring where asylum applications are once again taking place on the European Union’s outside borders,” he said.” The border checks and the solid application of federal law are a success, reducing the pressure of immigration which has long been enormous Germany,” he said.
