Germany
to reject undocumented migrants at border, interior minister says
By Reuters
May 7,
20257:01 PM GMT+2Updated 14 hours ago
BERLIN, May
7 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt issued an order on
Wednesday to reject undocumented migrants, including asylum seekers, at the
country's borders, on the first day of work for the new coalition government of
Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Dobrindt
announced the decision to rescind a 2015 instruction that had allowed entry for
undocumented third-country nationals, with the aim of reducing illegal
migration, saying the numbers were still too high.
"This
issue is about clarity, consistency and control," Dobrindt told reporters.
Germany's
Bild newspaper first reported the plans earlier on Wednesday.
The
rejection of asylum seekers is legally controversial. The coalition agreement
between Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats says the move should be
made in coordination with neighbouring countries.
Dobrindt, a
member of Merz's conservative bloc, plans to send up to 3,000 additional
officers to the borders to curb irregular migration, raising the number of
border police to up to 14,000, according to Bild's report.
The 2015
instruction was given under then-chancellor Angela Merkel, whose term was
defined by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in Germany,
many fleeing war in Syria.
Before
Germany's federal election in February, Merz had promised a crackdown on
migration after a spate of violent crimes involving migrants and rising support
for the far-right.
His
coalition has since agreed to reject asylum seekers at borders, enable
deportations to Syria and suspend family reunions.
Reporting by Markus Wacket, Writing by Rachel More and
Emma-Victoria Farr Editing by Madeline Chambers and Gareth Jones
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