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From establishing identity to prevention: through its fields of action in the asylum procedure and in integration work, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is an important player in Germany's security architecture and cooperates closely with the security authorities and law enforcement authorities of the Federal Government and the Länder (federal states).
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Dossier: Security in the asylum procedure
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)) also performs security tasks, such as establishing and verifying the identity of asylum seekers in the asylum procedure. It therefore liaises closely with the security authorities and law enforcement authorities of the Federal Government and the Länder and, as the central coordinating authority, makes an important contribution to the security-related prevention and de-radicalisation work with regard to Islamist radicalisation.
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Security in the context of migration
The developments of recent years have shown even more strongly that the topic of migration needs to be considered and dealt with in the context of security. The persistently high threat posed by Islamist terrorism, which manifested itself in the attacks carried out in Ansbach, Würzburg and Berlin, as well as serious crimes committed by asylum seekers, are just two aspects that highlight the need to adopt a holistic approach. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees also plays a central role in the context of victim and witness protection as well as for the prosecution of perpetrators, for instance in view of the fact that the majority of official investigations into war crimes are currently based on information provided by the Federal Office.
The Federal Office is a key authority for implementing German migration and asylum policy and is at the same time an important pillar of Germany's security architecture. Against the backdrop of the security developments of recent years, the Federal Office sees itself increasingly as a security authority.