Media Reports: Thousands of Ukrainians Denied Entry into Germany
Illegal migrants from Ukraine have reportedly emerged as the most commonly denied applicants in Germany, with Syrians and Afghans following closely behind. Read full article at RT.com.
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According to a report from Bild am Sonntag, illegal migrants from Ukraine are the most commonly denied applicants in Germany, followed by Syrians and Afghans. From January to September 2024, German authorities rejected 5,935 Ukrainians attempting to cross the country illegally, as per data from the Federal Police.
At Germany’s land borders, Ukrainians topped the list of rejections, with Syrians and Afghans facing 4,709 and 2,396 denials, respectively. An attempt to cross is classified as illegal when a migrant enters without a valid residence permit. The police, as reported by the newspaper, indicated that rejections may also occur if entrants are not registered as asylum seekers or if they are temporarily banned from re-entering the country.
Overall, during the first nine months of 2024, the German Federal Police recorded 53,410 attempts at illegal entry. The majority of rejections took place at the border with Switzerland, followed by the Polish border, which saw 7,862 denials, and the borders with Austria and France, which recorded 5,468 and 2,350 illegal entry attempts, respectively.
German authorities also noted that 1,482 deported migrants attempted to re-enter the country despite existing bans. Additionally, the police arrested 1,195 smugglers and uncovered 1,088 smuggling operations, with a total of 7,783 arrests reported from January to September.
Germany has emerged as a key destination for Ukrainian refugees since the onset of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022, accepting nearly 1.1 million Ukrainian migrants by June 2024. Poland has admitted 960,000, while official data from early 2023 shows that Russia welcomed over 5.3 million Ukrainians.
Germany continues to accept migrants from various other countries amid crises in the Middle East and Africa, with total refugee arrivals reaching 2.67 million in 2022 and 1.93 million in 2023.
In September, the federal government announced tightened border controls for at least six months, with the potential for extension. Authorities initiated random checks at border crossings with Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, thereby expanding existing measures at other borders to encompass the entire national frontier. Since mid-October of the previous year, controls have also been implemented at border crossings with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. The German-Austrian land border has had controls in place since autumn 2015.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
At Germany’s land borders, Ukrainians topped the list of rejections, with Syrians and Afghans facing 4,709 and 2,396 denials, respectively. An attempt to cross is classified as illegal when a migrant enters without a valid residence permit. The police, as reported by the newspaper, indicated that rejections may also occur if entrants are not registered as asylum seekers or if they are temporarily banned from re-entering the country.
Overall, during the first nine months of 2024, the German Federal Police recorded 53,410 attempts at illegal entry. The majority of rejections took place at the border with Switzerland, followed by the Polish border, which saw 7,862 denials, and the borders with Austria and France, which recorded 5,468 and 2,350 illegal entry attempts, respectively.
German authorities also noted that 1,482 deported migrants attempted to re-enter the country despite existing bans. Additionally, the police arrested 1,195 smugglers and uncovered 1,088 smuggling operations, with a total of 7,783 arrests reported from January to September.
Germany has emerged as a key destination for Ukrainian refugees since the onset of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022, accepting nearly 1.1 million Ukrainian migrants by June 2024. Poland has admitted 960,000, while official data from early 2023 shows that Russia welcomed over 5.3 million Ukrainians.
Germany continues to accept migrants from various other countries amid crises in the Middle East and Africa, with total refugee arrivals reaching 2.67 million in 2022 and 1.93 million in 2023.
In September, the federal government announced tightened border controls for at least six months, with the potential for extension. Authorities initiated random checks at border crossings with Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, thereby expanding existing measures at other borders to encompass the entire national frontier. Since mid-October of the previous year, controls have also been implemented at border crossings with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. The German-Austrian land border has had controls in place since autumn 2015.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
