Overview

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced that intensified land border controls will continue past the original September end date to stem irregular migration.
• The Interior Ministry is preparing additional deportation flights to return migrants to Afghanistan and Syria, asserting the measures target serious offenders.
• A Berlin administrative court ruled blanket rejections unlawful and referred the case to the European Court of Justice amid expert doubts over compliance with Schengen rules.
• The Greens and Die Linke argue the turnbacks violate German and EU law, labeling the deportation flights costly symbolic politics that do not enhance security.
• Bundespolizei unions report that sustaining extra controls has overstretched officers, leading to canceled training programs and significant operational pressure.