
German Courts Overwhelmed as Asylum Appeals Surge
Berlin records the slowest processing times, with asylum decisions taking almost 18 months.

Berlin records the slowest processing times, with asylum decisions taking almost 18 months.

Wenke Brüdgam faces calls for her resignation after she was seen in a now-deleted video ripping the German flags down from empty houses—calling them symbols of “nationalism” and “fascism.”

The trend includes a rise in arson and attacks on critical sites, with Munich remaining the most affected district.

Local authorities are forcing candidates to sign a declaration tied to the state’s extremism list—a move the AfD says amounts to a de facto party ban.

The number of suspected rapists in the German capital jumped from 561 in 2019 to 885 in 2024, marking a 57% increase over five years.

The German military ‘takes responsibility’ by commencing work on a $4 billion ballistic missile defence project.

Merz aimed to reduce post-election annual arrivals below six figures, but first-time asylum applications in 2025 surpassed 100,000.

The move has intensified anger over new migrant flights and growing frustration with Berlin’s handling of Afghan arrivals.

The incentives are plain: the CDU/CSU–SPD majority has no reason to risk its power by triggering a recount.

Police raided five cities—searching homes of three other suspects—as part of a coordinated anti-terror operation.