US EditionGreece detains first migrants arriving after asylum freeze
GREECE, JUL 19 – Greece suspended asylum applications from North African arrivals amid a 350% rise in migrant flows to Crete, detaining 247 migrants and planning tougher immigration enforcement measures.
- Greece has detained nearly 200 migrants who arrived after the government imposed an asylum freeze on claimants from North Africa.
- The Greek government declared a three-month suspension on asylum requests from any persons arriving by sea from North Africa.
- The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya will be held in police custody until their return process starts.
- The Migration Minister described the migrant influx as an 'invasion' and stated that illegal entrants face surveillance, not hospitality.
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"What's happening now is an invasion of migrants from North Africa into Europe," Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris recently said in the Greek parliament. His alarming tone stems from the sharp increase in migrants attempting the crossing from Libya. The roughly 350-kilometer route to Crete and neighboring Gavdos has existed for some time, but the number of people using it has been steadily growing in recent months. According to the UN refu…
Illegal immigrants who enter Greece via the sea are now mercilessly deported. Athens' conservative government is taking a hard course to finally contain the influx of migrants into Europe. In Greece, there is now a three-month asylum stop for those illegal migrants who enter North Africa by sea. According to reports, around 200 such people have already been arrested and detained and will remain there until the return is organized in their home c…
Greece Suspends Asylum, Arrests 247 Illegal Migrants - American Faith
Greek authorities arrested 247 illegal migrants over the weekend following a decisive move by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government to suspend all asylum requests from North African arrivals. The arrests were made in five separate incidents near the islands of Gavdos and Crete, where boats attempting to reach Greek soil from Libya were intercepted by the Hellenic Coast Guard, according to public broadcaster ERT. The migrants will be pl…
Directly from Crete to Lavrio: Greece has arrested the first migrants from North Africa.
Greece Arrests Hundreds of Illegal Boat Migrants After Suspending Asylum
Greek authorities arrested over two hundred illegal boat migrants over the weekend after Athens suspended accepting asylum applications from those who cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa.
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