More illegal immigrants – The federal government is increasing border protection at the southern border – News

  • The federal government wants to better protect the border with Italy. This is because more refugees and migrants are expected.
  • As the “Sonntagszeitung” writes, additional personnel are to be relocated from German-speaking Switzerland to the southern border for this purpose.
  • The number of illegal border crossings is currently increasing sharply again.

The number of illegal stays is currently increasing sharply again. While the authorities arrested 3,721 people in July 2023, the figure was already 5,763 in August, as shown by federal data. The numbers are therefore at the same level as in August 2022. At that time, 5,837 people wanted to enter Switzerland illegally. By October 2022, this number rose to 7,892.

This year most migrants come from Afghanistan. These would be heading towards Switzerland via the Balkan route, it was said in the “Sonntagszeitung”.

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According to the BAZG, the measure primarily serves to relieve the burden on existing staff in Ticino. Details about possible further steps were not disclosed.

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Border guards are monitoring the situation

The Federal Office of Customs and Border Security (BAZG) is closely monitoring the migration situation and taking necessary measures, it said in a statement to Keystone-SDA. For tactical reasons, no further information was given.

Drones for surveillance – also in Switzerland?


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France uses drones and helicopters to combat illegal immigration. The former is not possible in Switzerland because the new drone model is not yet available to the army, says the BAZG.

The use of drones would not bring any added value to the border authorities. Unlike confusing borders between other countries, people in Ticino mostly arrive by train.

The SVP Switzerland, however, called for the borders to be completely closed to migrants following the example of France. “I cannot understand why the Federal Council is doing nothing to watch the influx of asylum seekers,” SVP parliamentary group leader Thomas Aeschi was quoted as saying in the “Sonntagszeitung”. He further called for the mobilization of the army.

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