Overview

• Official data show 61,336 first-time asylum applications from January to June, a 49.5% decline year over year, with 70,011 by the end of July.
• City associations report that some tent shelters are being dismantled as arrivals ease, coupled with appeals for additional federal funding for integration tasks.
• The Interior Ministry credits stricter border checks for the decline, though only 540 people have been turned away at the border so far.
• Human-rights advocates contend the drop reflects broader EU migration deals and geopolitical shifts, including developments in Syria, rather than German measures alone.
• A homelessness report finds about 13% of clients seeking emergency housing are employed and around 474,700 people live in precarious or shared housing, prompting calls to expand social housing and targeted support.