Official: Germany will impose checks on borders with Poland and Czech Republic

BERLIN — German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will announce temporary checks on Germany's borders with Poland and the Czech Republic in an attempt to curb an influx of asylum seekers, a German official told POLITICO.

Faeser plans to announce "temporary controls at selected border crossings" on Wednesday, according to the official. The checks, the official added, will begin "within the next days."

German leaders have come under increasing pressure to crack down on asylum seekers entering the country, many of whom are now crossing over the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. Some 204,000 people requested asylum in Germany within the first eight months of 2023, 77 percent more than the same period last year.