In her first year in office, Faeser extended border checks at crossings from Austria for six months after a rise in the number of migrants arriving via the Western Balkans route.Alexander Ratz and Maria Sheahan (11 October 2022), Germany extends checks at Austrian border as migrant numbers rise Politico Europe. In September 2022, the Ministry of the Interior under Faeser closed the "Expert Group on Political Islamism" set up by her predecessor, Horst Seehofer. In October 2022, she expressed concerns about the increased number of migrants entering Europe via the Balkan route.
