Overview
- On Monday the Bundespolizei reported 3,290 detected illegal-entry attempts in June 2026, the lowest June total since 2021 and 42% below June 2025.
- For the first half of 2026 the Bundespolizei recorded 24,329 unauthorized entries, a 22% drop compared with the same period in 2025.
- Germany reinstated systematic checks at all land borders on 16 September 2024, and the government intensified enforcement after Alexander Dobrindt became interior minister in May 2025.
- Operational outcomes tied to the tougher stance include 38,804 people turned back since Dobrindt took office, about 2,000 turnbacks in June, roughly 2,002 prevented crossings for re-entry bans since May 2025, and 152 provisional arrests of suspected smugglers in June.
- These figures measure detected interdictions by the Bundespolizei rather than total migration flows, and continued border controls could keep official detections low while shifting routes and enforcement pressures on people seeking to cross.