Cranking Up Border Security Under Dobrindt's Regime
Enhancing Border Patrol: Dobrindt boosts law enforcement presence at border checkpoints - Enhanced Police Patrol Along National Borders (According to Dobrindt)
Get ready for a tougher stance at Germany's land borders!
Alexander Dobrindt, the new Interior Minister and CSU party member, is vowing to beef up police presence at Germany's borders to staunch the flow of irregular migration. According to reports from DPA, Dobrindt is set to discuss the nitty-gritty details with Federal Police Chief Dieter Romann and the head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Hans-Eckhard Sommer, today.
"Bottom line, the personnel reinforcement at the borders has already commenced," says Andreas Roßkopf, GdP chairman for the Federal Police and customs, to the "Rheinische Post." Border service stations have been ordered to rejigger their schedules to increase availability.
As per Speigel, the contingent of the Federal Reserve Police at the border looks set to double to a whopping 1,200, with mobile control and surveillance units on the horizon. Furthermore, border inspection staff will be working twelve-hour shifts.
Critics had already issued a warning about potentially overwhelming the Federal Police. Supporters of these measures argue that police officers would find relief elsewhere: they would have to log fewer personal data due to more rejections, and they would no longer need to accompany as many asylum seekers to initial reception facilities.
The reinstated border controls introduced at the Austrian border in 2015 have returned, and they're likely to spread to all border sections. Merz and Dobrindt, the current Chancellor and CSU faction leader respectively, had already promised during the election campaign to promptly intensify the controls and deny asylum seekers entry once they took office.
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The coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD states: "We will carry out rejections at our joint borders, also in asylum applications, in coordination with our European neighbors." However, the exact meaning of "in coordination" remains murky between the Union and SPD: does it mean they need neighbors' consent or merely a chat over coffee?
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- Alexander Dobrindt, as the new Interior Minister and a CSU party member, intends to strengthen the employment policy of the border officers by increasing their presence at Germany's land borders to curb irregular migration.
- The personnel reinforcement at Germany's borders has already begun, with the Federal Reserve Police contingent at the border predicted to double to 1,200.
- border inspection staff will be working twelve-hour shifts, which could potentially lead to a decrease in the need for officers to log personal data and accompany asylum seekers to initial reception facilities.
- Critics are concerned that the reinstated border controls may overwhelm the Federal Police, while supporters argue that it could provide relief to the officers.
- The coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD stipulates that rejections at their joint borders will be carried out, but the exact meaning of "in coordination" between the two parties remains unclear.
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