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  A proposed law would see longer detention for rejected asylum seekers, stricter ID checks and expanded powers for police. The move comes as the government faces criticism from voters over inaction as arrivals increase.\ Berlin is seeking to seal repatriation deals with a number of countries, though it faces an uphill battle Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation designed to make it easier for authorities to carry out the deportation of individuals who have had their asylum requests denied. The draft, put forth by  I nterior Minister Nancy Faeser , who, like  Chancellor Olaf Schol z, is a Social Democrat, proposes a number of changes to existing deportation rules. The proposal must now go to the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, for approval before it can go into effect. A vote is expected in November. The opposition CD U / CSU  has signaled approval. The Greens, a coalition partner, have voiced opposition — with some calling the prop...

  Police in Germany found more than 100 Syrians in homes in locations that were searched as part of an investigation into the suspected smuggling of migrants. Police searched locations in northern, western and southern Germany German police on Tuesday conducted raids against a group suspected of smuggling Syrian migrants into the country. Police said they had made five arrests. All were Syrians and asylum seekers themselves. They had family ties and were accused of smuggling more than 100 Syrians, the DPA news agency reported. Authorities issued arrest warrants for two women and a man in Stade, a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany, and a woman and a man each in Gladbeck, a city in North Rhine Westphalia in western Germany. Migrants paid for passage The people who had arrived had paid between €3,000 to €7,000 ($3,175 to $7,418) each for illegally entering Germany. The suspects then bought gold with the money, the report said. Police said the suspected ...

On September 24th there will be a runoff election in Nordhausen to determine whether the mayor will move into the town hall   Nordhausen (Thuringia) – After the AfD hammer in Nordhausen, braces candidate Jörg Prophet (61) goes into the runoff election on September 24th with a huge lead. He could then govern as Germany's first mayor for the party classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. 42.1 percent of the 36,831 eligible voters voted for the entrepreneur. He was followed by incumbent Kai Buchmann (47, non-party) with 23.7 percent, although the trained banker recently made negative headlines because of ongoing disputes with the Nordhausen district administrator and disciplinary proceedings. Hoping for a second term in office: Nordhausen Mayor Kai Buchmann (47, non-party) The runner-up told BILD: “For me, the result was the best I could have imagined in my current difficult situation. As a non-party candidate, I would like the other par...