Clamp Down on Refugees in Hungary
Al Jazeera reports that under a new immigration law that came into effect following the failure of European Union ministers to agree on a common strategy, refugees face deportation and jail terms if they enter Hungary illegally. Hungary has seen almost 200,000 people traveling up from Greece through the western Balkans and entering the country this year, most of them seeking to travel on to Germany. On Monday, Hungary closed the main crossing with Serbia and more states imposed border checks in the face of the continent’s ongoing refugee crisis. Hungary will also reject asylum seekers entering from Serbia who have not previously sought asylum in its southern neighbor.
To enforce the new law, Hungary reportedly has begun mass arrests of migrants seeking to cross the nation without authorization.
KJ