Dutch border police end Faber's interior checks, expand patrol powers

The Koninklijke Marechaussee is ending the interior border controls that were put in place by PVV minister Faber in December 2024. Those measures, originally set for six months and repeatedly extended, aimed to curb illegal migration. Starting tomorrow the force will revert to its standard Mobile Surveillance Safety regime but with expanded rules, such as increasing the monthly road patrol limit from 90 to 120 hours and removing the six-hour daily cap.

The police may now remain at one spot for an entire day and conduct broader checks on vehicles, trains and selected flights. Although all passengers on a train can be inspected, the number of trains and flights that can be targeted remains limited. The German side of the border will keep its temporary checks in place until at least March 2027, with similar flexibility introduced there.