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Quick summary: In 2025, unauthorized entries into Germany decreased significantly, with the Federal Police reporting around 62,000 cases, a reduction from previous years.

In 2025, there were again fewer unauthorized entries into Germany. The Federal Police recorded approximately 62,526 cases, which is significantly lower than the previous year and about half the number from 2023. The number of unauthorized entries into Germany has roughly halved over the past two years. In 2024, there were 83,572 unauthorized entries, while in 2023, the figure was 127,549. At that time, officers apprehended more than 20,000 individuals in some months. In December 2025, the number was nearly 4,600. Since mid-September 2024, border controls have been reinstated at all German land borders, which had previously been partially in place. These temporary controls have been extended twice. Border controls are generally not provided for in the Schengen Area, which includes most EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) intensified the controls, which were initially introduced under the previous coalition government, in May 2025. Since then, the Federal Police have also been rejecting asylum seekers, with exceptions for vulnerable groups. Since May 8, 2025, the Federal Police have counted 33,338 unauthorized entries, with 242 vulnerable individuals expressing a desire to apply for asylum.

Source: www.tagesschau.de