Greece has taken a decisive step in response to the immigration crisis by declaring a “National Emergency” and ordering mass deportations of illegal immigrants following an alarming surge in arrivals to the island of Crete.
The Prime Minister announced that Greece would suspend asylum processing for immigrants arriving by sea from North Africa for three months.
According to reports, more than 7,000 people have been detained this week in what the Greek government has described as an invasion threatening national security.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece will suspend for three months the processing of asylum applications for immigrants arriving by sea from North Africa. The new measures will be put to a vote in Parliament on Thursday as an urgent amendment.
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