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France: More than 1,000 cars burned on New Year’s Eve

At least 500 people taken into police custody the greatest majority of which are illegal immigrants

Plevris: We are discussing with Germany the creation of a “return center” for illegal migrants on African soil

“If these centers are outside the European continent, they act as a deterrent for migrants,” he noted

Plevris to illegal immigrants: Request that to go home, cause otherwise you will both be imprisoned and deported

Post by the Minister of Migration following the three-year prison sentence of the 30 migrants who attempted to escape from the Sintiki facility

Three years imprisonment to 30 migrants for the riots in the structure of Sintiki

The penalty is not suspensive - They were also fined 450 euros

Revealing first age tests on illegal migrants – Over 60% of those who declared themselves minors are adults

Of the first 104 migrants, 59 turned out to be adults, 35 cases are still ongoing, while some refused to be examined - Only 10 were actually minors

Over 120,000 arrested for various offenses in 2024 – Foreigners make up 55% of prison inmates

73,479 Greek nationals and 57,150 foreigners were arrested in 2024 for various offenses – More than 16,000 (!) of those arrested were between 12–18 years old – The percentage of foreign inmates in Greek prisons remains steady at around 55% – Detailed tables from the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.)

Voloudakis: The process of determining the age of immigrants will be done in a reliable and scientifically documented way

The State Secretary for Migration and Asylum has made clarifications

How many legal migrants and how many Golden Visa holders are in Greece?

Which countries do they come from

Illegal immigrants involved in clashes were deported from Cyprus

The Cypriot government gives foreigners with offending behaviour the option of returning to their country if they do not want to be imprisoned and deported after serving their sentence

From Crete to Lavrio and from there directly to detention centers: 247 migrants who entered illegally from Libya (videos-photos)

Under the new framework recently voted in Parliament, they are not entitled to apply for asylum and are immediately placed under detention and return procedures

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