A few weeks ago, this would probably have been unthinkable. Now, however, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has made a massive U-turn in asylum and security policy and ordered immediate border controls at Germany’s borders. Not just with reference to major sporting events and no longer just at selected points, but at all external borders. Even if Faeser speaks of a „consistent further development“ of her policy – it is an almost complete reorientation.