The epochal migration movements along the »Balkan Route« in 2015 upended the European border regime and paralyzed the Dublin System — one of the core principles of migration governance in Europe. The following reintroduction of national border controls in the Schengen Area was not limited to the Balkan Route, as this article exemplifies, focusing on the renationalization of migration politics alongside the »Brenner Route«. Brenner Pass, frequently described as the »needle-eye of the Alps«, is one of the most significant traffic routes in Europe. As such, it has always had a significant role as a point of intersection for transit migration between Italy, Austria, and Germany. The article describes and analyzes the political developments and processes of bordering as well as the movement of migration alongside the Brenner route in recent years. Referring to the tenacity of migrants to be mobile and cross borders and in light of the »trilateral police cooperation« among Italy, Germany, and Austria, as well as Austria’s new ›border management‹ plans, the paper questions the contours and characteristics of the reconfiguration of the Schengen Area since 2015.