The Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs (Das Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, BMI for short)  is a supreme federal authority of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has its headquarters or first office in Berlin,[3] its second office in the federal city of Bonn.

The first office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs is in Berlin. The BMI is responsible for internal security in Germany. It is comparable to the British Home Office or a combination of the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice. To fulfill this task, it maintains, among other things, the two largest federal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Police (including the GSG 9) and the Federal Criminal Police Office. It is also responsible for the Federal Intelligence Service, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

Its responsibilities extend to other topics such as: Civil Service, organization of public administration, immigration, integration, national minorities, political education and sport.

The subordinate portfolio of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Homeland comprises 19 authorities and institutions and posts for around 85,000 employees, including almost 50,000 in the Federal Police.

Following the expansion in 2018 to include the “Homeland” division, there was criticism not only of the blurred meaning of this term, but also of the associated increase in posts and the one-sided appointment of middle-aged white men to the management team. (Source: Wikipedia)