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Border controls in Lower Saxony: 1,378 unauthorized entries discovered!
Osnabrück: Current border controls provide insight into unauthorized entries, rejections and security measures in Lower Saxony.
Border controls in Lower Saxony: 1,378 unauthorized entries discovered!
The situation at the German borders remains tense: the federal police in Lower Saxony have been carrying out systematic border controls since September 16, 2024. By June 30, 2025, 1,378 unauthorized entries or entry attempts were identified. That reports NDR. In over 900 cases, people were turned back directly at the border.
These numbers are part of a larger trend: nationwide, the federal police registered around 42,500 unauthorized entries in the same period. The controls took place not only in Lower Saxony, but also at the borders with France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark. In this context, 56 smugglers were arrested and 362 open arrest warrants were executed.
Criticism of border controls
But there are also critical voices about the measures. The police union (GdP) emphasizes that the effort involved in the controls is not proportional to the results. There have been significant costs and personnel expenditures with around 2.8 million overtime hours since the start of the controls. At the same time, the organization Pro Asyl undermines the legal basis of these border controls and criticizes the blanket rejection of asylum seekers, which they believe violates EU law. In many cases, there is no regular asylum procedure that would offer asylum seekers a fair chance to clarify their status.
Particularly noteworthy is the tightening of controls carried out by Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) on May 8, 2025. Up to this point, these measures had led to a total of 137 rejections at the German-Dutch border in Lower Saxony, after over 6,193 returns had taken place nationwide.
Decrease in unauthorized entries
Despite these massive controls, there appears to have been a decline in unauthorized entries. In January 2025, only 5,147 entries were detected - compared to 6,906 in January 2024 and 7,588 in January 2023. This could indicate the effective controls and increased deterrence provided by the presence of the federal police at the borders. There were loud noises throughout 2024 daily news Around 83,572 unauthorized entries were detected, which represents a significant decrease compared to previous years.
The controls cannot be easily measured: the numbers of unauthorized entries and arrests can change due to subsequent recordings. According to the Time In the first nine months of 2023, 53,410 unauthorized entries were registered and 28,321 people were rejected.
The question remains how the situation at the German borders will develop further. The current measures are clearly aimed at restricting irregular migration. But whether this control is the right way to find a balance between security and humanitarian responsibility remains a debated topic among politicians, authorities and civil society.