Fewer asylum seekers - Gentges draws connection to border controls
According to Migration Minister Marion Gentges (CDU), there is probably a connection between the recent drop in the number of asylum seekers in the state and the stationary border controls. The CDU politician said on Friday in Offenburg during a visit to a local emergency shelter for refugees: "Tell me that border controls have no effect."
Gentges said that there had been no obstacles for commuters at the borders so far. The stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland were introduced in mid-October and are to continue until at least March 15 next year, according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
According to Gentges' ministry, just under 3,000 asylum seekers were registered in the country in November, almost half as many as in the previous month. At that time, there were over 5500 people. The number also fell year-on-year: "There were over 1,500 fewer arrivals in November than in the same month last year," Gentges summarized. "Seasonal declines are not usually to be expected in November," she added.
Gentges said that there are now around 13,600 initial reception places for refugees in the country. These are needed to register arrivals and carry out health checks.
There is space for up to 400 refugees at Messe Offenburg. The accommodation was set up in October and will be available until the end of February 2024. "That was a huge relief for us," said Freiburg District President Bärbel Schäfer. Around 200 people are currently living in the facility, most of whom come from Turkey, Syria and Afghanistan, according to director Roman Wigand.
According to Gentges, 35,228 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year (as of December 14). This is significantly more than before - in 2022 as a whole, there were 27,818 people.
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Source: www.stern.de
