Asylum claims in Germany drop in April, minister feels vindicated

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2026-05-01

Berlin (dpa) - Significantly fewer people in Germany filed an asylum application for the first time in April than in the same month a year earlier, according to Interior Ministry data released on Friday. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees received 6,144 applications for protection last month. That was nearly a third fewer than in April 2025, when the agency counted 9,108 first-time asylum applications. Developments in Germany match a E......

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