Germany's conservative-led government will stop funding groups that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, a foreign ministry source said Wednesday, prompting opposition parties to warn that the decision could worsen a "humanitarian crisis".
The number of people deported from Germany has risen in 2025 compared to previous years, according to government data. The new conservative-led coalition says it will increase repatriations even further.
A plan by Germany to turn back more asylum seekers at the Austrian border has a sparked legal and political backlash, with Austria warning it may refuse to accept returns.
Germany said Monday that it no longer took top spot in the European Union for new asylum applications, as a media report citing EU data put France and Spain ahead.
German police commandos carried out a series of pre-dawn raids Wednesday against an alleged Iraqi-Kurdish network accused of smuggling migrants to Britain.
A couple of stowaways were caught riding under a bus after one fell onto the Autobahn in Bavaria. The story highlights how difficult the immigration journey, and legal process can be for immigrants hoping to seek asylum in Germany.
After a story about hikers getting questioned by the police went viral on social media, German police have said people in border areas should expect to be stopped. What's going on?
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe,
saying Berlin-funded migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean could be seen as an "invasion" of Italy.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has written to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to complain about funding charities helping irregular migrants in her country, according to a letter made public Monday.
Italian authorities have detained a rescue ship from the German humanitarian organization Sea-Eye, the group said, marking the second such incident within a few days.
German police have arrested a Syrian national on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes including enslavement for allegedly taking part in a brutal crackdown on government opponents, prosecutors said Thursday.
Ahead of next Wednesday's refugee summit at the Federal Chancellor's Office in Berlin, Germany's state premiers are calling for more money from the government to help them manage the influx of refugees.
Eight EU nations called on Brussels to significantly toughen the bloc's borders to "prevent another large-scale migration crisis," according to a letter seen by AFP ahead of a key summit.
A rescue ship carrying 440 migrants has been allowed to disembark in Sicily, its operator said Friday, capping a year that saw more than 67,000 arrive on Italy's shores.
At the Eisenhuettenstadt reception centre for refugees on Germany's border with Poland, 19-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker Siban dreams of making a new life for himself after an exhausting journey from Belarus.
Germany's interior minister on Sunday said the country would increase controls on the border with Poland, as police broke up an armed group of far-right activists trying to prevent migrants from entering.
Germany's interior minister said Sunday it was "legitimate" to protect borders, after several EU states asked Brussels to pay for barriers to prevent illegal migrants from entering the bloc.
Germany has no plans to close its border to Poland despite a sharp increase in asylum seekers arriving via Belarus, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Wednesday. However, tighter border checks could still be on the horizon.
With thousands of refugees fleeing to Germany through Belarus and Poland, tough talks are underway about reinstating border controls in Schengen. What could it mean for people travelling between Germany and Poland?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban insisted Thursday the migrant crisis was a German problem, not a European one as he defended his government's handling of thousands of refugees flooding into his country.
