Asylum figures: Significantly fewer people apply for asylum in Germany
That was about half as many initial applications as in the first half of 2024, when around 121,000 initial asylum applications had been made.
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That was about half as many initial applications as in the first half of 2024, when around 121,000 initial asylum applications had been made. According to the Ministry, 14,270 people at the German borders were rejected or deported in the first half of this year. In the first six months of this year, far fewer people applied for asylum than in the same period last year.
Furthermore, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had ordered an intensification of border controls after taking office in April 2025. The police also found 4,074 people against whom an open arrest warrant was available. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260703-930-328869/1. According to information from the Federal Interior Ministry, 39,646 people applied for protection in Germany for the first time in the first half of the year.
In addition, According to the data, 494 suspected smugglers were arrested during the same period. For comparison: In the first half of last year, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) accepted 61,336 initial asylum applications.
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That was about half as many initial applications as in the first half of 2024, when around 121,000 initial asylum applications had been made.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to the Ministry, 14,270 people at the German borders were rejected or deported in the first half of this year.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the first six months of this year, far fewer people applied for asylum than in the same period last year.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFederal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had ordered an intensification of border controls after taking office in April 2025.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe police also found 4,074 people against whom an open arrest warrant was available. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260703-930-328869/1
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to information from the Federal Interior Ministry, 39,646 people applied for protection in Germany for the first time in the first half of the year.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to the data, 494 suspected smugglers were arrested during the same period.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor comparison: In the first half of last year, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) accepted 61,336 initial asylum applications.
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In Germany, too, the number of those who apply for new protection fell in the first half of the year
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