Anchor Center Fürstenfeldbruck: The air base will remain open until 2030!

Anchor Center Fürstenfeldbruck: The air base will remain open until 2030!

What's going on in Fürstenfeldbruck? The anchor center in the former air base barracks will remain in operation until the end of 2030. This decision was signed on June 23, 2025 by Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU), District Administrator Thomas Karmasin and Mayor Christian Götz. Herrmann described the continuation as beneficial for everyone involved, after all, this center is the largest branch in Upper Bavaria and plays an important role in the absorption capacity of the anchor system in Bavaria. The time reports on these developments.

What is the situation on site? There is currently a decline in asylum arrivals, but according to Herrmann, there is no all-clear in sight. Bavaria's initial reception centers are currently less busy than last year. At the end of May 2023, around 8,700 people lived in anchor centers, compared to 10,900 in the previous year. These fluctuations show that asylum policy in Bavaria is in constant change.

Pros and cons of anchor centers

But what are anchor centers actually? The term ANKER stands for “arrival, communal distribution, decision and repatriation”. These facilities were already established across Bavaria in August 2018. In these centers, asylum seekers of all kinds often live together for months or years. Up to 1,000 people share shared rooms and common areas, while sanitary facilities represent an everyday challenge for many. Security precautions are high: police raids and constant checks are not uncommon. This means that residents have little privacy and are often under a lot of pressure. The Bavarian Refugee Council, which deals intensively with these issues, emphasizes that these conditions are criticized by human rights organizations. The Bavarian Refugee Council highlights the problems and challenges that asylum seekers face in these facilities.

The conditions in anchor centers are often anything but entirely positive. There are not even sufficient educational opportunities for children, and medical care is only provided sporadically. People often live in constant fear of deportation, which exerts massive psychological pressure. These problems have been exacerbated by the ongoing discussion about asylum procedures and their long processing times in Bavaria. The processing times often extend from months to years and further limit the perspectives of those affected.

Statistical insights into the asylum situation

The numbers speak for themselves. A look at the Statistics Bavaria shows that the immigration of asylum seekers and those seeking protection generates a high level of public interest in the topic of flight and asylum. Current statistics reveal that the influx of asylum seekers has reignited the discussion about the effectiveness of the anchor centers and their role in Bavarian asylum policy.

Ultimately, it remains to be seen that the anchor center in Fürstenfeldbruck will be a central part of the Bavarian asylum infrastructure for the coming years, even if the conditions in the centers are often critically assessed. Balancing humanitarian aspects and the need to promote acquisition and integration remains a challenge for all involved.