Two months after the start of stricter border controls and the rejection of asylum seekers, the police union (GdP) is criticizing the effort as increasingly disproportionate. "The number of asylum and protection seekers being turned back is actually very low, but the effort for the federal police is huge," said Andreas Roßkopf, GdP chairman for federal police and customs, in an interview with the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper.
The trade unionist complained that the number of 285 rejections is now offset by 2.8 million hours of overtime for the federal police. "This puts an enormous strain on the motivation and health of employees," he warned and called for the intensity of border controls to be reduced as quickly as possible. "Otherwise, the federal police will reach a point where they will no longer be able to compensate for the workload in terms of personnel."
Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had ordered more intensive border controls shortly after the new federal government took office at the beginning of May. At the same time, he ordered that asylum seekers could also be turned back at the border from 8 May.
