Söder and Herrmann visit state asylum office
Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder and Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (both CSU) are visiting the State Office for Asylum and Returns in Manching near Ingolstadt today, Thursday. The main topic of discussion will be additional measures to further increase the number of returns of foreigners who are required to leave the country - in particular to make corresponding demands on the federal government.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, Bavaria has been able to significantly increase the number of returns following the corona-related restrictions. However, further measures need to be taken.
After a cabinet meeting last week, the state chancellery announced that 1711 returns and around 8000 voluntary departures of rejected asylum seekers had been counted by September. In view of the massive increase in the number of migrants arriving, this is clearly not enough for the state government.
According to the latest figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, around 287,000 asylum applications were made in Germany in the first ten months of this year, including around 267,000 first-time applications. This means that the number of people applying for protection in Germany for the first time rose by 67.5 percent compared to the same period last year.
One of the reasons why the state government sees an urgent need for action in asylum and migration policy is that Bavaria's asylum seekers' accommodation facilities are largely full to capacity. Local authorities have long complained that accommodation is becoming increasingly difficult.
However, State Chancellery Leader Florian Herrmann (CSU) recently said that there are currently some indications of a slight decrease in numbers. However, it remains to be seen whether this will ultimately be confirmed.
The visit by Söder and Herrmann to the State Office for Asylum and Returns highlights the need for additional measures to increase returns of foreigners who require departure, due to the high number of refugees seeking asylum and overwhelming Bavaria's accommodation facilities. The massive surge in migrants arriving has led to over 287,000 asylum applications in Germany this year, a significant increase from the previous year.
Source: www.dpa.com
