Border crossing Hörbranz: Syrian family picked up when locking!

Border crossing Hörbranz: Syrian family picked up when locking!

At the Hörbranz border crossing, Germany, the federal police picked up three Syrian long -distance travelers on June 3, 2025. These tried to enter Germany, with fake Italian ID cards. Those affected include a 22-year-old man, his 24-year-old sister and her six-year-old son. The review of the ID cards showed that it was counterfeits, which further complicated the situation.

A Turkish driver's license was also found during the man's search. The two adults have lived in Turkey since 2014 and intended to travel to Germany. They paid a total of 12,500 euros to unknown smugglers for the smuggling from Turkey to Germany. The federal police showed the Syrians for falsification of documents and attempted illegal entry, whereupon they were given a four-year entry and residence ban for Germany. Then they were rejected to Austria.

Investigations against Schleuser

A similarly stored case occurred on January 7, 2025 at the Waidhaus border crossing on the A6 motorway. There, a 21-year-old Moldau was taken up with a fake Bulgarian identity card. He had stayed in the Schengen area for 120 days longer than allowed and thus exceeded the visa -free length of stay of 90 days. Here, too, the federal police are investigating for attempted illegal entry and forgery of documents. The man was deported to the Czech Republic.

background of the border controls

The increased border controls in Germany and other European countries are part of comprehensive measures to combat irregular migration and the smuggling of people. According to reports from Trans.info in particular have set up time-limited border controls in particular.

The reasons for this are diverse: they range from security risks through irregular migration and this case to the increase in slumping cases to geopolitical tensions, such as the current developments in the Middle East or the aggressive acts of Russia in Ukraine. This situation forces governments to increase security on the limits in order to protect both public order and the humanitarian aspects of migration.

The events at the Hörbranz border crossing illustrate the complexity of the topic and the challenges with which the authorities are faced with monitoring and control of the borders.

Overall, the situation remains tense at the EU external borders, and the political and social consequences of this kind of migration movements are still being pursued intensively.