Germany probes more refugee offices after official accused of wrongly granting asylum - media


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  • Sunday, 20 May 2018

The information board is seen at the gate to the migrants home in Ellwangen, Germany May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ayhan Uyanik

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is investigating 10 more of its local offices after the former head of its Bremen office was suspected of wrongly granting asylum to more than a thousand people, media reported on Sunday.

More than 1.6 million migrants, many from the Middle East, have arrived in Germany since 2014, prompting concerns about social cohesion and security, and boosting support for the far-right Alternative for Germany, which entered the national parliament for the first time in last year's election.

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