The new German government on Monday said it would continue its flagship policy of turning asylum seekers away at its borders, despite a court ruling against the practice.

The policy was brought in on May 7, just a day after conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his cabinet took office with a promise to crack down on irregular migration.

However, Berlin's Administrative Court ruled on Monday that people "who express the wish to seek asylum while at a border check on German territory may not be sent back" before it was determined which state was responsible for processing their claim under the EU's so-called "Dublin" system.

Despite this, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said hours after the judgement that "we will continue with the pushbacks", adding that "we think we have the l

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