Spilling the Tea: Doubling Down on Border Control?
Increased Deployment: Dobrindt Plans to Dispatch Extra 3000 Federal Officers to the Border - Increase border force by 3,000 federal officers, suggests Dobrindt
Rumors are swirling about a potential surge in border security forces, thanks to the migration drama unfolding. According to spirited whispers, the Federal Police contingent at Germany's borders could double, from a thousand to a whopping 3k! No hard evidence has been presented yet, though—so for now, it's just hearsay.
But wait, there's more! Mobile control and surveillance units are said to be joining the fray in the not-too-distant future, according to the tabloid "Bild." Cops in border inspection stations might also be forced to work full-shift marathons.
If this doubling-down business turns out to be true, it would mean a serious boost for the current force of 11,000 officers, and perhaps an increase in the number of border checkpoints, currently around 50.
The Interior Ministry, headed by the new boss Alexander Dobrindt, isn't talking, though. Not a peep about these border control rumors. Dobrindt took over from his predecessor, Nancy Faeser, just the other day, and he's set to make a statement this afternoon.
Fun fact: Dobrindt reportedly reversed an order issued by his predecessor, Thomas de Maizière, in 2015, which allowed third-country nationals without valid residence documents or asylum applications to enter the country.
The coalition partners, Union, and SPD, have agreed that they'll turn away asylum seekers, but only in coordination with European neighbors. Faeser claims that over 53,000 people have been turned back at the German borders since October 2023.
- Alexander Dobrindt
- CSU
- Federal Police
- State border
- Bild newspaper
- Migrants
- Interior Ministry
- SPD
- Nancy Faeser
- _{Note: Information about the potential increase in Federal Police at the German border is currently inconclusive.}
- Alexander Dobrindt, the new head of Germany's Interior Ministry and a member of the CSU, is yet to comment on rumors suggesting a potential doubling of Federal Police officers at the state borders, reportedly from 1,000 to 3,000.
- According to unverified reports in the Bild newspaper, this move could lead to an increase in the number of border checkpoints from the current 50, with mobile control and surveillance units also joining the border patrol.
- In 2015, Dobrindt reportedly reversed an order issued by his predecessor, Thomas de Maizière, allowing third-country nationals without valid residence documents or asylum applications to enter the country.
- Dobrindt's predecessor, Nancy Faeser, has confirmed that more than 53,000 people have been turned back at the German borders since October 2023, as part of a coordinated effort with European neighbors, in agreement with the SPD and Union.
- The potential surge in border security forces is said to be a response to the ongoing migration crisis, fueled by wars and conflicts worldwide, which has dominated general news headlines.
