(Deutsche Welle) Germany has begun rejecting asylum seekers at its borders with other European countries, the first such action since the new government tightened immigration, a German newspaper reported Sunday.
On Thursday and Friday, out of 365 undocumented entries at all borders, 286 migrants and refugees were sent back, including 19 who had applied for asylum, according to data provided to Bild am Sonntag.
The paper said the main reasons for being rejected were: no valid visa, fake documents or entry suspension.
Bild reported that over two days, authorities also detained 14 smugglers, carried out 48 open arrest warrants, and apprehended nine individuals under extremism laws targeting hard-left, far-right, and Islamist ideologies, among others.
Four claimants classified as “vulnerable” were permitted to enter the country.
