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Germany Tells U.S.: Asylum Cut in Half Under Merz’s Flip-Flop Policy

Chancellor Friedrich Merz informed the U.S. President that Germany’s revised immigration and asylum measures have slashed applications by nearly 50%, with a full results briefing planned for their next meeting.

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