Escape and Migration - Number of Asylum Applications in Germany Continues to Fall
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The number of people applying for protection in Germany continued to fall in May. Last month, 5556 first asylum applications were submitted to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) – less than in 2020.
In May, 5556 first asylum applications were filed in Germany – as few as they have not since 2012. While the first applications are decreasing, subsequent applications are increasing, especially by Afghan women following an ECJ ruling on the situation in Afghanistan.
In Germany, the number of asylum applications fell again in May.
The asylum applications continue to go back – a success of the Federal Government's migration policy? Interior Minister Dobrindt believes that. Migration researchers see this differently.
In May, as few first asylum applications were made in Germany as since the Corona year 2020. The Federal Ministry of the Interior sees this as a success of the current refugee policy.
The number of asylum applications in Germany fell in May to its lowest level for that month since 2013. This was reported by the newspaper "Bild," citing figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior. According to the report, 5,566 asylum applications were submitted nationwide last month. This was 30 percent fewer than in the same month last year. Compared to May 2023, the decline is even more dramatic, at 75 percent. Federal Interior Minis…
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