Migration: Asylanträge steigen im September – Dobrindt sieht langfristigen Erfolg
Im September stellten 40 Prozent weniger Menschen erstmals einen Asylantrag als im gleichen Monat ein Jahr zuvor. Im Vergleich zu August ist die Zahl aber leicht gestiegen.
In September, Germany saw an increase in first-time asylum applications compared to the previous month. Despite this surge, the long-term trend shows a decline in the number of asylum seekers. According to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf), 5,276 asylum applications were received in September, a 40 percent decrease from the same month last year and a 70 percent drop from September 2024.
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) attributed this decline to the effectiveness of national and European measures. The European Union continues to steer the asylum system towards reform, implementing a crisis response mechanism to protect EU external borders from "controlled mass influxes" and a fast-track procedure at borders.
With approximately 5,550 asylum applications in May, the number of new applications continued to fall in July and August, both registering under 4,000. The decrease in first-time applications can be linked to a European Court of Justice ruling, impacting individuals who have lived in Germany for an extended period and subsequently filed a subsidiary application with Bamf.
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