Border checks and deportation flights to countries like Afghanistan and Syria will continue past September, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed on Thursday.

Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced that border controls and deportations will continue beyond September, reaffirming his hardline stance on migration.

Speaking on the Table.Today podcast released Thursday, Dobrindt said: "We will continue border controls."

Since taking office in May, Dobrindt has ordered stricter checks at the borders and the rejection of asylum seekers at entry points. He also confirmed that the government is working to expand deportations, particularly to Afghanistan and Syria.

"We managed to organise a flight to Afghanistan in which offenders convicted of serious crimes were deported. This cannot remain a one-time measure", he stated.

In July, Germany carried out its second deportation flight to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power, involving 81 individuals convicted of serious crimes. The first such flight occurred in August 2024.