German Asylum Applications up but Long-Term Decline Continues
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In September, the number of first asylum applications in Germany increased to 5,276. At the same time, more and more subsequent applications are being made, especially by people from Afghanistan.
In September, 40 percent fewer people applied for asylum for the first time than in the same month a year earlier. Compared to August, however, the number rose slightly.
In the past month, a little more people applied for asylum in Germany than in the previous month. In principle, however, the number of asylum seekers is still declining.
BERLIN - Germany's Interior Ministry said on Saturday that more people filed their first asylum applications in September than in previous months, but stressed that the overall number was still falling, according to a report by the DPA agency on Saturday.
German asylum applications up but long-term decline continues
More people filed first-time asylum applications in Germany in September than in the previous month, but the longer-term downward trend continued, according to the Interior Ministry, reported dpa. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) received 5,276 first-time asylum applications last month, a ministry spokeswoman told dpa. That was 40% fewer than in September last year and 70% fewer than in September 2024. "The sharp decline in a…
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