Luxembourg does not want to record dismissed asylum seekers from Germany

In the course of the stricter border controls, there were initial rejections from asylum seekers to Luxembourg. The spokesman for the Federal Police, Stefan Döhn, said that they were four Afghan citizens who had entered Luxembourg at the weekend. The two women and two men had previously placed asylum applications in Greece.

The four people were discovered at the Trier main train station during the control of a coach. They were rejected in consultation with the police in Luxembourg, said Döhn.

Trier police sends asylum seekers back to Luxembourg

In the past, Interior Minister Léon Gloden has repeatedly communicated clearly in the direction of the German neighbors that Luxembourg does not agree to the border controls. Gloden told the « Tageblatt » Last week about the now systematic dismissions of irregular migrants on the German border, Luxembourg would not take back people. This has never happened in the past, Gloden emphasized against the « Tageblatt ». « If someone has been rejected at the border at the present time, we won’t take it up. »

The « daily newspaper » also quoted a research on Monday in an article « Trierische Volksfreund » In addition to how from now on the Luxembourg border is to be checked. A spokesman for the Federal Police Inspectorate told the Deutsche Zeitung that the Luxembourgers were informed about the rejection of asylum seekers. However, the Luxembourg authorities do not have to receive them in person.

If you illegally travel across the border to Germany, you will be brought by the control point on the A64 motorway to the border bridge in Wasserbillig. If the authorities in Luxembourg are not ready to receive the person, the asylum seeker will be asked to exceed the border himself. What would happen in this case that the person tried again later to arrange illegally to Germany again, the spokesman for the Federal Police Inspection had no answer.

Federal police are still waiting for « clear instructions » from the Ministry of the Interior

Last week, the new German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced a few hours after taking office that asylum seekers can also be rejected at the border in the future. An oral instruction from 2015, not to do this, will now withdraw in writing.

It is not about rejecting everyone, but « that we reduce the numbers, » he said. Pregnant women, children and other relatives of vulnerable groups would not be rejected, said Dobrindt. He is concerned with a « signal in the world and to Europe » that « politics in Germany has changed ».

The CDU, CSU and SPD coalition agreement had been agreed: « In coordination with our European neighbors, we will also make rejections at the common limits even in the event of asylum requests. »

Dobrindt now said: « We keep our neighbors in close coordination. » He and Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) had already had discussions in the past few days.

After Dobrindt’s announcement, the police union (GdP) demanded legal clarity. « So far we have no clear instructions on how we should proceed differently. That is why it is still being done as before, » said Andreas Roßkopf, chairman for the federal police area, the « world ».