According to the Federal Ministry of Interior, the increased inspections are intended to find and stop smuggling activities, according to EU Helpers.

The German Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, ordered border controls with Poland and Czechia in order to put the most pressure on smugglers and to protect those who are put in danger.

Minister Faeser added that the federal states of Saxony and Brandenburg, which have been recording a significant number of irregular entries this year, are in close touch with the authorities as well as Poland and Czechia.

The limits, according to Minister Faeser, are being put in place to stop smugglers from enabling unauthorized entry into the nation. She also made sure that the border controls would have little to no effect on travelers, business, or individuals.

Along with the above mentioned factors, Minister Faeser pointed out that the shared EU asylum system continues to be a crucial step in lowering illegal immigration to the nation.

The German Federal Ministry states that the controls happen both in the border region and occasionally right at the particular boundaries.

The deployed officer will need to move about along the smuggling route as necessary to ensure that nobody enters the nation unlawfully.

According to data from the German federal police, there were over 71,000 unauthorized entries reported between the start of this year and the end of August, with Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Iraq serving as the main places of origin.

In addition, according to police investigations, one in four foreign nationals who enter Germany illegally are smugglers.

According to the authorities, they documented more than 1,550 smuggling operations nationwide in the first eight months of 2023 alone, with 1,700 smugglers being caught and more than 20,300 persons being trafficked.