We can't allow refugees to freely choose where they want to stay - that's not the case anywhere in the world, it also can't be our duty to pay benefits laid out in German law to refugees who have been allocated to one EU country and then come to Germany anyway.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

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Those who commit serious offenses here forfeit their right to sta... by Interior Minister Thomas de Ma...

Those who commit serious offenses here forfeit their right to stay here.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

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I have therefore ordered that the federal police visibly increase their presence at airports and railways stations and that there are random checks, which are not visible but very effective, in border areas.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

It is worrying that anti-immigration incitement is creeping into... by Interior Minister Thomas de Ma...

It is worrying that anti-immigration incitement is creeping into the heart of our society.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

The WWT acts openly and aggressively against our state and our society, against migrants and people who think differently, it spreads a xenophobic and inhuman ideology, it brings right wing extremist incitement onto the street and is not scared of committing violence.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

It is impossible for Germany to take in all the refugees from the world's crisis regions. And this especially applies to those people not from Syria who are coming here for a better life.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

We are offering security and protection to those people who are fleeing war and persecution, but that also means that those who are not seeking this protection will be turned away at the border.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

I understand the question but I will not answer it. by Interior Minister Thomas de Ma...

I understand the question but I will not answer it.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

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I am asking for an advance of trust from the German people. We will have such cases in the future, maybe not Hanover but somewhere else.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

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They go on strike because they don't like the accommodation and they cause trouble because they don't like the food. They beat each other in the facilities for asylum seekers, that's still a minority at the moment but we have to say clearly that whoever comes to Germany ... must allow themselves to be distributed to wherever we send them, take part in a fair process and respect our legal system.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

I think we must talk about ways of exerting pressure. by Interior Minister Thomas de Ma...

I think we must talk about ways of exerting pressure.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

It was the right decision to help many refugees in an exceptional humanitarian situation and to prevent the dire situation from escalating further but we need to quickly return to orderly procedures now.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

If nobody sticks to the law, then Schengen is in danger. That's why we urgently need European solutions.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

Today's ban sends a clear signal to the militant jihadist scene. We're taking firm and permanent action against efforts that oppose our constitutional order.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

German security authorities are doing everything they can to protect the public as effectively as possible.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere