Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has announced that border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended beyond December 15 for at least two months. The SPD politician told the "Rheinische Post" (Friday). "Our measures are working. Our fight against the unscrupulous business of people smugglers, who brutally put human lives at risk, is successful." Stationary and mobile controls are important to curb irregular migration to Germany and relieve the burden on local authorities.
Faeser extended the border controls on Monday until 15 December. According to the Ministry of the Interior, around 3,300 unauthorized entries have been detected and 1,100 unauthorized entries prevented since the controls were introduced on 16 October. "This means that these measures are working and they are to be continued at present," said a spokesperson.
Andreas Roßkopf, responsible for the federal police at the police union, told the "Rheinische Post" that the number of asylum seekers could not be reduced by police means and that asylum applications could not be prevented. It needs to be clarified "whether thousands of police officers should actually remain at the border or whether they would not be better deployed for security in the cities and the asylum problem solved within the EU framework." The security situation in Germany is highly sensitive.
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