Brandenburg's interior minister calls for rejections: a call to hardness
Brandenburg's interior minister calls for rejections: a call to hardness
In a current discourse on asylum policy in Brandenburg, Interior Minister René Wilke (independent) has now confirmed the measures to reject asylum seekers on the border with Poland. After the Interior Ministers' Conference in Bremerhaven, he described these rejections as necessary due to the lack of binding regulations with the EU countries. This is done against the background of a judgment by the Berlin Administrative Court, which declared rejections at the border as inadmissible. Wilke argues that the lack of suitable regulations requires a clear instruction and supports the harder guidelines that have been decided by the inner ministers of the federal and state governments. According to [RBB24] (https://www.rbb24.de/politik/-2025/06/brandenburg- Interior Minister-zurueckung-asylsuchende.html), around 25,000 rejections were also recorded in this context, as well as about 1,000 attacks by smugglers.Despite a decline in asylum seekers, which is attributed to other causes by refugee organizations, such as the tense security situation in Syria, the discussion about the legal foundations remains hot. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) records the rejection despite the legal concerns. Dobrindt emphasized that the controls at the German borders were tightened, and the Berlin judgment will not prevent him from continuing the measures. This was also criticized in the media as a breach of the law, especially Michael Kellner (Greens), while Lena Kotré (AfD) looks at the federal government's steps as a step in the right direction.
legal situation and Dublin procedure
The judgment of the Berlin Administrative Court declared the rejection of three Somali asylum seekers to be illegal, since the federal police acted without carrying out the Dublin procedure. According to [ZDF] (https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/deutschland/Grenzkonrolle-zurueckungs-asyl-a--räut-recht-100.html), it is essential that it is first clarified which EU member state is responsible for the asylum procedure. The Dublin III Ordinance states that asylum applications may only be checked by the country that the asylum seeker first entered. These regulations should control the secondary migration within Europe and determine that rejection is not permitted without prior clarification of responsibility.
The Dublin process itself is a crucial element in European asylum policy. The procedure is aimed at the fact that each asylum application is only considered by a Member State. Applications are submitted in one of the branch offices of the Federal Office or an arrival center, where the responsible country is determined. As explained bamf.de, asylum seekers who are not rejected on German soil without the implementation of the Dublin procedure.
episodes for commuters and politics
The strict measures at the border not only have an impact on asylum seekers, but also on the commuters from Poland. Wilke was skeptical about the announced controls on the Polish side, which are planned in response to the German rejections. These controls also affect around 12,000 day commuters from Poland, which leads to significant disabilities in border traffic. In order to reduce the burden for these commuters, Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) plans to request a third lane on Autobahn 12.
Overall, the asylum debate in Germany and especially in Brandenburg is becoming increasingly hot. The legal framework is complex and the opinions about the right course are strongly shared. While some politicians are pushing for a stricter migration policy, others see the need to consider the humanitarian aspects. In this mixing situation it remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the coming weeks.
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