German Police Report How Many Illegal Migrants Arrived Via ‘Belarusian Route’
6- 17.08.2024, 9:13
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German MPs requested a report from the government.
The German Federal Police recorded 3,117 unauthorized entries via the so-called “Belarusian route” in 2024, according to the federal government's response to a request from the Alternative for Germany parliamentary group, zerkalo.io writes.
According to the response, in the first half of 2024, the three most common nationalities among illegal migrants were Afghans — 1,140 cases, Syrians — 725 cases, and Somalis — 243 cases.
German MPs were interested in how the number of illegal entries into Germany via the so-called “Belarusian route” changed from July 2021 monthly and annually until the end of June 2024.
The response notes that the federal police began recording this route in May 2021, but high-quality statistical data is only available starting from 2022.
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The top 10 nationalities of illegal migrants are as follows.
In 2024:
Afghan — 1,140,
Syrian — 725,
Somali — 243,
Indian — 175,
Iranian — 139,
Yemeni — 135,
Eritrean — 105,
Pakistani — 87,
Egyptian — 74,
Ethiopian — 56.
In 2023:
Afghan — 3,725,
Syrian — 3,382,
Indian — 973,
Yemeni — 757,
Iranian — 635,
Egyptian — 597,
Somali — 455,
Iraqi — 266,
Ethiopian — 183,
Sudanese — 156.