Germany steps up border checks to discourage secondary migration
Germany is to carry out more random border checks to discourage migrants from moving illegally around the European Union (EU).
The move will see more police officers sent to border zones in an attempt to crack down on “secondary migration” — the illegal movement of non-EU migrants between EU member states — according to a Sunday tweet from the Interior Ministry.
The latest move to secure the country’s borders has raised fears that the Schengen area — a free movement zone that includes most EU states — is being eroded, and marks the latest stage in a tightening immigration policy that has seen Germany quietly closing the door on asylum applications and ramping up deportations.
