Overview
- An official reply published Sept. 23 reports roughly 2.7 million cumulative overtime hours at the Bundespolizei by end-August, with about 300,000 added since intensified land checks began in May.
- Operational expenses for April through June totaled about €29 million for overtime, lodging and meals, according to the same government figures.
- The Interior Ministry said the Bundespolizei recorded 14,660 turnbacks through Sept. 22, including around 783 non-vulnerable asylum seekers.
- The police union GdP warns units are “ertrinken förmlich in Mehrarbeit,” arguing the staffing and hours bear little relation to the number of rejections.
- The DPolG counters the workload remains manageable and necessary, crediting the controls with a noticeable decline in illegal migration.