Overview

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has informed the EU Commission of a further extension aimed at curbing irregular migration, pushing the controls to mid-March 2026.
• Federal Police report about 4,500 illegal entries in Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland through August, with 2,840 from France, 1,419 from Luxembourg and 253 from Belgium, noting figures for August are provisional.
• Authorities say 2,068 people were returned to France, 907 to Luxembourg and 156 to Belgium, alongside 143 suspected smugglers provisionally arrested and 526 people detained on outstanding warrants.
• Commuters describe delays at stationary checkpoints, including 25–30 minute waits on the A64 near Trier, in a region where more than 50,000 German residents work in Luxembourg.
• Police highlight efforts to limit disruptions, dismantling a fixed A8 post in July in favor of flexible checks while maintaining two stationary sites near Trier, as nationwide returns since the reintroduction total roughly 35,000.