"Germany recorded more than 62,000 illegal entries at land, air and sea borders in 2025, a 25% drop compared to the previous year. Die Welt newspaper cited Federal Police data showing the number of illegal border entries has dropped by more than half over the past two years. In 2023, border officers were detaining more than 20,000 people in some months, while in December, that figure had dropped to under 4,600, the figures showed."
"Germany reinstated border checks at all land crossings in September 2024, expanding earlier partial controls. The temporary measures, which aim to reduce illegal migration, have already been extended twice. The data showed that tens of thousands of people have been turned back at the border in the 15 months since then and that nearly 2,000 people smugglers have been detained."
Germany recorded more than 62,000 illegal entries at land, air and sea borders in 2025, a 25% drop from the previous year. Federal Police data show illegal border entries have fallen by more than half over the past two years, with monthly detentions falling from over 20,000 in some 2023 months to under 4,600 in December. Germany reinstated border checks at all land crossings in September 2024, expanded earlier partial controls, and extended the temporary measures twice. Tens of thousands of people have been turned back at the border in the 15 months since the checks began, and nearly 2,000 people smugglers have been detained. A survey by consultancy firm EY found 16% of German residents considered their job "very insecure" or "rather insecure", compared with 22% at the height of the 2008/9 global financial crisis. Homemade New Year’s fireworks killed two teenagers in western Germany during the Christmas and New Year week.
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