At the Saxon border crossings to Poland and the Czech Republic, unauthorized entries have been declining since the introduction of stationary border controls in October 2023. From the beginning of January to the end of July, the federal police apprehended 6,800 people. In the same period last year, there were almost 13,500, around twice as many people. Around 3,000 people have been turned back so far this year, said a spokesperson for the Pirna Federal Police Headquarters. According to the statistics, a total of 32,468 people entered Germany without permission in 2023.
