Security expert warns migrant resistance could spark civil-war-like clashes in Germany

Jan Solwyn, a former German Federal Police captain now working for the Institute for National Security Studies, warned that the EU’s lingering migrant crisis is fracturing the union and could lead to civil-war-like violence, particularly in Germany. He told Die Welt that migrants, their supporters and well-organized NGOs are likely to resist deportation orders with street confrontations, drawing a parallel to the unrest seen during U.S. ICE operations.

Solwyn argued that the asylum system remains dysfunctional and that without decisive action the EU may fragment, exposing Europe to external manipulation. His assessment echoes similar warnings from ex-British Army colonel Richard Kemp, who blames short-term political calculations, and Professor David Betz of King’s College London, who claims Europe has passed the tipping point toward chaos. All three stress that any governmental response now may trade one problem for another, potentially escalating violence. The commentary highlights growing fears that migration pressures could destabilise European societies.