US EditionGreece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya
GREECE, JUL 9 – The suspension follows a surge of over 2,000 migrant arrivals on Crete since the weekend, with plans for detention centers and cooperation with Libya's coast guard announced by the Prime Minister.
- Greece's government announced a temporary suspension of asylum applications for migrants arriving on Crete due to a surge in numbers from Libya, as stated by the government.
- Over 2,000 migrants have landed on Crete recently, bringing total arrivals this year to over 10,000, according to coast guard figures.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mentioned plans to build a detention site on Crete and to collaborate with Libya's coast guard to prevent departures.
- Mitsotakis emphasized that the route to Greece is closing and stated that migrants entering illegally will be detained.
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Greece has announced the forthcoming suspension, for three months, of all asylum procedures for migrants arriving by boat from North Africa. This Athens decision comes in a context of increasing migratory flows from Libya.
Hundreds of migrants arrive on Crete every day. Now Greece no longer wants to deal with asylum applications on the island for three months - and arrest all boat refugees.
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Greece to halt asylum hearings for migrants on boats from Africa
Greece will suspend all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa for three months, the prime minister said Wednesday following a rise in migrant arrivals from Libya.
This suspension, announced on Wednesday 9 July by the Greek government, comes at a time when more than 7,300 migrants have arrived in Crete and Gavdos since the beginning of the year, compared with 4,935 in 2024.
The announcement came from the President of the Greek Council, Kyriakos Mitsotakis: "All immigrants entering the country illegally will be arrested and detained"
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