German federal police barred Generation Identity spokesman Max Märkl from traveling to Portugal for a Remigration Summit, citing concerns tied to the event and issuing reporting requirements through Saturday.
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German federal police detained right-wing activist Max Märkl at Munich Airport and blocked him from boarding a flight to Portugal, where he was scheduled to appear at a Remigration Summit in Porto on Saturday, according to The Gateway Pundit.
Märkl, a national spokesman for Generation Identity Germany, said officers were waiting for him as passengers began boarding. He said they removed him from the line, took his documents and brought him to an airport police station, where he was issued an order barring travel to Portugal until midnight Saturday.
“They were waiting at the gate for me when the plane started boarding, pulled me out of the line, took my documents and took me into custody at the airport police station, where I was issued a citation banning me from traveling to Portugal until midnight Saturday and threatening to fine me €500 every time I failed to report to my local police station twice daily until then,” Märkl told The Gateway Pundit..
The Remigration Summit had promoted Saturday’s event in an X post, saying speakers were ready and urging attendees to “bring your ideas and enthusiasm” to Porto. The post also included a video link.
Märkl was scheduled to speak at the conference, whose announced speakers include Stefano L. Forte of the New York Young Republicans, U.S. influencer Joey Mannarino, Generation Identity Austria leader Martin Sellner, Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek, German state parliamentarian Lena Kotré, British grooming gang survivor Sammy Woodhouse and Belgian activist Dries van Langenhove. Van Langenhove was found guilty this week of hate speech over comments linking migration and crime, even though the court acknowledged a connection exists, according to the submitted material.
Generation Identity, founded in France in 2014, describes itself as a youth movement focused on preserving European cultural identity. Critics have accused the movement of promoting exclusionary nationalist views, while its members argue they are defending cultural continuity and national sovereignty.
The Remigration Summit said in another X post that Märkl, identified as an organizer of the event and moderator of its panel discussions, had been apprehended and prevented from boarding his flight. The post said German authorities were blocking a citizen from exercising free speech and included a media link.
The incident follows a similar travel dispute last year, when eight Generation Identity activists were stopped at Munich Airport while attempting to travel to the 2025 Remigration Summit in Milan, Italy. Four later traveled by car and were not charged with a crime, according to the submitted material. The Gateway Pundit previously reported on that earlier case.
This time, Märkl said police confiscated his mobile phone immediately, preventing him from recording the encounter. The submitted material said the police citation, reviewed by The Gateway Pundit, justified the travel ban by characterizing the concept of “remigration” as contrary to Germany’s constitution.
The term “remigration” has been used by activists and some politicians in Europe to describe deportation or return policies for migrants, particularly illegal migrants. German officials cited in the submitted material treated the concept as constitutionally problematic, while supporters of the conference argue it is a legitimate political position.
Recent German chancellors Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz have called for mass deportations while campaigning, according to the submitted material. The White House also posted about migration policy this month, saying in an X post that the United States rejects “replacement migration” and opposes the Global Compact on Migration. The post included a link and a media attachment. On Jan. 1, 2026, the submitted material said, the White House social media team also posted an image of President Donald Trump wearing a “USA” cap alongside the word “Remigration.”
The German police citation also reportedly said Generation Identity’s concept of “ethnopluralism” amounts to white supremacy and a desire to remove non-Germans from the country. Generation Identity members dispute that characterization, arguing that they use the term to describe preservation of different ethnic and cultural identities rather than supremacy.
Märkl later posted his account of the airport incident on X.
“I was just arrested at Munich Airport and prevented from leaving the country,” Märkl said in an X post. “My fundamental right to freedom of movement has been violated because I allegedly threaten the reputation of the Federal Republic of Germany.”
“Right before the Remigration Summit, they’re panicking. They’ve already lost every single debate and the culture war. Every European can see the devastating consequences of the population replacement with his own eyes. So they’re playing their final card: raw repression. They’re trying to jail Dries Van Langenhove, and now they’ve stopped me from leaving my own country. They want to scare millions of patriots into submission before they vote for change. But there’s one thing they forgot in their desperation: repression backfires,” Märkl wrote. His post included a media link, and he also linked to Van Langenhove’s X account.
At the Porto event, Sellner is expected to announce the creation of the Institute for Remigration, which says it aims to connect politicians, researchers and journalists, produce dossiers, graphics and reports and organize Europe-wide campaigns. The institute describes its goal as “the preservation of ethnocultural continuity” in Europe and calls itself “the first lobby for Europeans in Europe.”
The Institute for Remigration also promoted its message in an X post, saying Europe faces a decisive period over the survival of its cultures. The post included a video link.
The airport incident has added to an ongoing dispute in Germany and across Europe over border policy, political speech and the extent to which governments may restrict travel connected to controversial political events. German authorities framed the action as necessary to prevent conduct they viewed as harmful to the country’s constitutional order, while Märkl and conference organizers described it as a violation of freedom of movement and political expression.
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