“So far the message was that” I’m coming and suddenly I get into total support and integration “»
247 immigrants were transferred to Lavriowho had arrived in Crete within just 24 hours. Their authorities are temporarily keeping them until the deportation process begins, in accordance with the procedures provided. On Sunday, another 254 immigrants were found in the area, with authorities moving to Agia and Heraklion.
“The boats are now small,” Rethymnon Mayor George Marinakis told Mega, stressing that there is a link between traffickers and people on land to inform them.
“The Ministry of Immigration is managing the flows as soon as they reach ashore. There is a previous stage in the sea, which fights the Navy and the Port Authority ships. Are important measures taken, to create a message of deterrence“, The Minister of Immigration and Asylum told the television station, Thanos Plevris.
“The position of the government remains that a structure must become in Crete. We believe that it should be organized, so we proceeded to the position that In a first phase, because now is the problem and its high intensity, we should have three organized structures in Creteso that the phenomenon will not be stacked in the ports. “
As the minister said, immigrants are not detained by the Ministry of Immigration, but by the police.
He also said that it is difficult to manage migratory flows from the Libyan channel, as it produced 4,000 illegal entrances to immigrants in the country last year, and within six months the flows reached 10,000 people.
“Some of the structures that meet the criteria will be handed over to the police for as long as the asylum is suspended,” he added.
“So far the message was that” I’m coming and suddenly I go into total support and integration. ” If you are a refugee and you are entitled to it, yes, follow all the rules. If you are a financial immigrant you should know that illegal entry has consequences. “
According to Thanos Plevris, the Greek side will continue to communicate with Libya, within a European context, to tackle migratory flows.