Germany's interior minister says border rejects 45% in a week

Since controls tightened a week ago, the number of people who have moved across the German border has increased by almost half.

Germany's new interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said Thursday that police have fallen 739 people on the border over the past seven days, an increase of 45% last week when 511 people were denied entry.

Dobrindt speaks while visiting a checkpoint on the A93 motorway on the Bavaria-Austrian border.

Those seeking asylum were turned away. Dobrit said 32 of the 51 applicants who applied for asylum were denied.

Dobrindt ordered tighter controls on Wednesday just a few hours after work. At the same time, he ordered that asylum seekers should also be refused entry to the border in the future.

However, these measures do not apply to pregnant women, children and other members of vulnerable groups.

Previously, only people who did not apply for asylum and foreigners who were subject to temporary entry bans, such as those who were detained due to previous deportations.

Dobrindt's predecessor, Nancy Faeser, gradually introduced checks from all border departments.

Since 2015, it has to be proven that such inspections of reasonableness must be provided to the European Commission.