Germany Sees Number , of Refugees, Continue to Increase.<br />ABC News reports that over 244,000 people applied <br />for asylum in Germany in 2022 in addition <br />to over one million Ukrainian refugees. .<br />Most of the asylum-seekers came from <br />Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey and Iraq. .<br />ABC News reports that refugees from Ukraine <br />don't have to apply for asylum, as they are <br />immediately offered temporary residency status.<br />The number of people seeking <br />asylum in Germany increased <br />by 27.9% when compared to 2021.<br />According to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, Russia's "war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered the largest flight movement in Europe since World War II.".<br />According to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, Russia's "war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered the largest flight movement in Europe since World War II.".<br />The number of asylum-seekers increased in the final <br />three months of 2022, as many attempted to reach <br />the safety of Germany through the Balkan route.<br />In other parts of the world, too, people <br />are fleeing war and terror, as reflected in <br />the significant increase in the number <br />of asylum applications filed in 2022, Nancy Faeser, German Interior Minister, via ABC News.<br />Faeser also thanked the German people <br />for welcoming refugees from Ukraine <br />with overwhelming support. .<br />According to Faeser, the German government is working <br />to integrate asylum-seekers faster than in the past<br />by making language classes immediately available.<br />Among other measures, the government <br />is also trying to speed up deportation <br />of anyone whose asylum status is denied
