Munich, Migrants, and the Collapse of National Security in Germany

Tragic Attack in Munich

On February 13, 2025, tragedy struck Munich when an Afghan migrant launched a vicious attack on a crowd of innocent Germans, killing a two-year-old girl and her mother while leaving dozens more seriously injured.

This was not an isolated incident. It was yet another horrifying consequence of a failed system.

For years, Germany has been plunged into growing insecurity, its stability undermined by the EU’s reckless migration policies. These policies have flung open the doors to countless extremists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), allowing them to enter under the pretense of seeking asylum, while the German people pay the price.

A Rising Tide of Violent Crime

Migrants from the Middle East and North Africa have been responsible for an alarming surge in violent crime across Germany in recent years.

In 2024 alone, MENA migrants committed a series of brutal attacks, including the murder of police officers and the horrifying killing of a 20-year-old man, who was bludgeoned to death by a Syrian migrant in front of his sister after her high school graduation ball.

Beyond these tragedies, migrants and asylum seekers from the region have been linked to a shocking number of sexual assaults against German men, women, and children. In 2023, they were responsible for over 360 gang rapes, while back in 2016, more than 1,000 sexual assaults were reported on New Year's Eve alone—an atrocity that shook the nation.

Even Germany’s own government has acknowledged the crisis. Official data confirms that crime attributed to foreign suspects surged by 23% in 2022 and another 18% in 2023. Despite comprising only ~15% of Germany’s population, migrants accounted for a record 41% of all crimes in 2023. These staggering figures expose the devastating impact of the EU’s reckless migration policies and the urgent need for reform.

The Threat of Islamic Terrorism

Beyond violent crime, Germany has also faced a relentless wave of Islamist terrorism, with extremist migrants and illegitimate asylum seekers from the MENA region working to destabilize and undermine the country from within.

In 2023 alone, 51 MENA migrants were arrested and charged with terrorism in Germany. Over the past decade (2014-2024), the nation has endured 19 major Islamist terrorist attacks, resulting in 20 innocent lives lost at the hands of extremists. One of the most devastating attacks occurred in 2016, when Anis Amri, an illegal migrant from Tunisia, drove a stolen truck into a Christmas market, killing 13 people and seriously injuring 56 more.

Germany's security services have warned that radical Islamist groups are embedding themselves deeper into German society. According to the German Ministry of the Interior’s Annual Report for the Protection of the Constitution, the country is now home to an array of extremist organizations, including Milli Gorus, Al-Qaeda, and the Muslim Brotherhood, all of which actively work to expand their influence and carve out Islamic enclaves. Over the past decade, MENA migrants have imported these radical networks and frequently attempted to push for sharia law within German society.

The continued influx of extremist elements under the guise of asylum poses an existential threat to Germany’s security and way of life, one that the government can no longer afford to ignore.

Political Leaders Acknowledge the Crisis

Even Germany’s own political elite, many of whom once championed the EU’s open-border policies, have been forced to admit the devastating consequences of mass migration. The influx of MENA migrants has undeniably fueled crime and terrorism, pushing leaders to reconsider their stance.

Germany’s Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, has publicly acknowledged the issue, stating that “Islamist agitators stuck in the Stone Age do not belong in [Germany].” Similarly, Herbert Reul, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, has conceded that “[Germany] has a problem with non-German criminals.”

Even Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has long advocated for liberal migration policies, has been forced to take a tougher stance. He recently declared: “It outrages me when [a migrant] who has found protection here commits the most serious of crimes,” and has vowed that violent criminals from Syria and Afghanistan “have no business in Germany” and “must be deported.”

Yet despite these statements, Germany remains shackled to the EU’s migration framework, preventing decisive action. The time has come for Germany to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete steps to reclaim its security and sovereignty.

The Munich Attack: A Sign of a Much Larger Crisis

The recent attack in Munich on February 13th, 2025, is by no means a random or isolated event. Instead, it serves as a chilling reminder of the deep insecurity and instability that has plagued Germany in recent years. This crisis is directly tied to the EU’s hyper-liberal migration policies, which have allowed extremists from the Middle East and North Africa to flood into Germany under the guise of being legitimate asylum seekers.

The implications are clear: the German state is increasingly vulnerable to the infiltration of Islamic extremism and violent crime, which have become all too common. As long as Germany continues to adhere to the EU’s failed migration framework, this crisis will only deepen. Radical Islamic ideologies will continue to take root, threatening the safety and stability of German society.

The time has come for Germany to reject the EU’s current migration policies and take decisive action to rid the nation of the radical elements that continue to undermine its core values. Until this happens, the cycle of violence and extremism will persist, and the security of ordinary Germans will remain at risk.

William Barclay

Political Theorist | Private Consultant