German police: We can't handle refugee numbers

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http://www.dw.com/en/german-police-we-cant-handle-refugee-numbers/a-18582235

Police in Bavaria admit they don't have the resources to fingerprint all newcomers. In the first half of the year, almost 180,000 people - many from Syria and Iraq - applied for asylum in Germany.

German police: We can't handle refugee numbers
13.07.2015

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Resources stretched

Border police chief Dieter Romann told reporters in Berlin that his officers aren't always able to fingerprint all new arrivals within the 48-hour maximum time limit allowed by law.

The migrants are told to report to the next reception center, where they can be processed, but there is no way of verifying that they do.

The revelation is likely to embarrass German authorities who continually criticize other European countries, namely Italy, for failing to process asylum seekers properly.

Mediterranean countries have struggled to cope with the sheer number of migrants from Africa and the Middle East for years, many arriving by boat. The newly published figures reveal a fast-growing problem closer to home.