The German government expects nearly 400,000 asylum applications by the end of the year – more than double the number in 2014 – while internal affairs minister Thomas de Maizière announced ...

As the German government considers whether to process asylum applications abroad, experts involved in the process published their recommendations to the government on Thursday, calling into ...

More than 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, the highest number since 2016. Opposition parties have blamed the government for not controlling what they call a "migration crisis." ...

Asylum seekers would be kept in the centres until a decision on their requests is made Germany's new interior minister is pressing ahead with controversial plans to hold asylum seekers in centres ...