Thousands of asylum seekers who have been deported or voluntarily left Germany are returning and seeking asylum again, the newspaper Welt am Sontag.
As of October 30, 2019, there were 4,916 asylum seekers in Germany who had entered the country twice since 2012, either deported or voluntarily left, then returned and applying for asylum for the third time, the newspaper said. citing information from the German government.
In Germany there are 1,023 asylum seekers seeking their fourth asylum, and 294 have tried five or more times.
According to the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, 1.78 million people sought refuge in the country between 2010 and 2018.
