Merz Interior Minister Appointment--Tougher Stance on Immigration & Refugee policy

Dobrindt, 54, is a longtime member of the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian sister party to Merz’s center-right Christian Democrats, and one of the Union parties’ most outspoken voices in favor of stricter migration and border-control measures.

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Over 31,000 Afghans, including family members, reportedly arrived without complete security checks, the report claims, revealing major security lapses in Germany’s handling of the Afghan admission program.

The federal government has been importing Afghan migrants from its reception center in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad since the return to power of the Taliban, insisting those being received were former collaborators with the German army against the new regime.

However, in reality, only a fraction of those on board these flights met these criteria as former Bundeswehr employees or their family members.