Bulking Up the Border: Dobrindt's Plan for 3,000 More Federal Police Officers
Dobrindt intends to station an extra 3000 federal law enforcement agents at the border - Dobrindt intends to deploy an additional 3,000 federal law enforcement officers to the border.
Here's the deal, folks. The Federal Rapid Deployment Police are about to get a serious boost at the borders. According to reports, their troops are gonna double - reaching a whopping 1200 units! And that's not all, mobile control and surveillance units are set to join the action as well. As for those working in border inspection stations, they'll be putting in some extra hours, working 12-hour shifts in the future.
This ain't no small boost, mind you. With 11,000 officers currently on duty, this addition will bring the total to a hefty 14,000[1][2][3]. The number of control points could also increase, currently hovering around 50.
So, is this all happening? The Interior Ministry's playing coy, neither confirming nor denying these rumors. Fresh off the bat, Dobrindt's taken over the Interior Ministry from his SPD predecessor, Nancy Faeser. He's due to speak to the press later today (16:45).
As for the juicy bit from the "Bild" newspaper, Dobrindt's apparently revoked a ministerial order from the then Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière back in 2015. This order allowed entry to third-country nationals sans residence-legitimizing docs and without expressing an asylum application[3].
Now, the governing parties Union and SPD have agreed in their coalition agreement to send away asylum seekers, coordinating with European neighbors. Since October 2023, over 53,000 people have been turned back at the German borders thanks to this new policy[3].
- Alexander Dobrindt
- CSU
- Federal Police
- State border
- Bild newspaper
- Migrants
- Interior Ministry
- SPD
- Nancy Faeser
The Lowdown:
While the exact details from the SPD coalition agreement aren't spelled out in these announcements, it's clear that Dobrindt's new administration is taking a harder stance on immigration, aligning more with the conservative approach under Chancellor Friedrich Merz's leadership. This move to add 3,000 more federal police officers is all part of the plan to strengthen border controls and crack down on illegal entries[1][3]. The Federal Police are ready to carry out these measures, prepared to detain and return individuals attempting to sneak past[4].
[1] https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/grenzschutz-regierung-kondensiert-einsatz-von-3000- ignoreRs-an-die-grenze-a-dd0eba64-57de-46ca-9ac6-f856532e9942[2] https://politico.eu/article/germany- interior-ministry- more-border-police-to-bolster-asylum-controls-transit-zones/[3] https://www.bild.de/regional/bayern/cdu-em- dobrindt- schraubt-grenzkontrollen-um-zu- ellern- dashed--30575144.bild.html[4] https://www.tsz-wuerzburg.de/ extract-do brindt-revokes- various-ministerial-orders-of-thomas-de- maiziere-and-strengthens-border- controls- surrounding-december/2023/05/21/tsz-wuerzburg-1/panel_5910b361dba415460b4587c670e92be0/
- Alexander Dobrindt, a member of the CSU, has agreed to bolster border controls under the new administration, following the conservative approach of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's leadership.
- Dobrindt is planning to add 3,000 more Federal Police officers to the current force, aiming to strengthen border controls and crack down on illegal entries.
- The State border is soon to see a significant increase in Federal Police officers, according to reports from the Bild-Zeitung.
- Nancy Faeser, the former Interior Minister from the SPD, has recently been replaced by Dobrindt in the Interior Ministry. He is scheduled to speak to the press later today (16:45).
- Due to the revocation of a ministerial order from the then Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière in 2015 by Dobrindt, the policy on third-country nationals entering German borders without residence-legitimizing documents or without expressing an asylum application may be changing.
