Federal police stopped locking at the European Authority border crossing

Federal police stopped locking at the European Authority border crossing

In the night of Friday, June 20, 2025, the federal police prevented an attempted smuggling at the pedestrian border crossing of the Europabrücke Neurüdnitz-Siekierki. As reported cityreport.pnr24-online.de, the control was scheduled at around 11 p.m. were.

The men showed the officials against their deportation that they were deducted from an unknown man on the Polish side of the border. An investigation against the unknown smuggler was initiated, which is suspected of illegally introducing foreigners. After the police measures, the four Eritreans were rejected and could therefore not enter Germany.

rising numbers with unauthorized entry

The situation on the German land borders remains tense. According to Zeit.de, the federal police registered a total of 53,410 unauthorized entry in the first nine months of 2023. In this context, it is striking that 28,321 people were rejected at the land borders and 1,195 smugglers could be arrested. Most rejections took place on central border regions, such as Poland and Switzerland.

The latest measures to control the limits were ordered by Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) in order to counteract irregular migration and security concerns. In the mid -September 2023, stationary controls have been active at the German land borders, which the Task Force of the Federal Police increased.

success and challenges

according to zdf.de The controls show initial success. Between mid -September 2024 and the end of January 2025, over 22,000 people could be stopped with unauthorized entry and about 15,000 from them were sent back. The total number of illegal entry showed a decline of over a third between 2023 and 2024. This is the lowest value since the beginning of Corona pandemic than many migration movements were restricted.

A reason for this decline lies in the increased cooperation between the EU countries and the use of new security measures-which are to be continued by 2025. Interior Minister Faeser emphasizes how important these controls are for combating smuggling networks because they are increasing.

Despite these successes, the situation at the limits remains a challenge. Again and again people try to enter the EU again despite the existing entry bans. The political discussion about asylum and migration policy as well as the question of functioning external border protection will certainly continue to accompany us in the future. A look at the statistics could help to keep an overview of the changing location.