Overview
- Germany recorded 70,011 first-time asylum applications from January through July 2025, a 50% drop from the same period in 2024.
- Bundespolizei figures show 9,506 people were refused entry at Germany’s nine land borders under intensified controls ordered by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
- July saw 8,293 new asylum claims, up roughly 20% from June’s 6,860 applications according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
- The Familienzerstörungsgesetz, enacted on July 24, freezes family reunification for subsidiarily protected migrants for two years.
- Poland imposed its own border checks starting July 7 and has extended them through October 4 in response to Germany’s measures.