German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser

Irregular immigration curbed, Germany’s outgoing government says

  • “Migration policy isn’t something for jokers, but a management assignment you have to work on seriously,” Faeser said
  • While the number of asylum claims halved over the past two years, she said, the number of people illegally present in Germany who were then repatriated had risen 55 percent

By Reuters · 1 April 2025