Correspondingly, in close cooperation with the Port and Police, we convert structures to the Ministry of Immigration into closed detention structures to lead to enclosure until their return and those arrested, said the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Pelis.
It is recalled that the port of Lavrion sailed to the port of Lavrion on Sunday morning, carrying 247 immigrants, who had been rescued in five different investigations and rescue incidents in maritime areas south of Crete, in the last 24 hours.
In detail, the post of Thanos Plevris on X:
“The 247 who entered illegally were arrested and already being taken by the police to detention structures.
Correspondingly, in close cooperation with the Port and Police, we convert structures to the Ministry of Immigration into closed detention structures to lead to enclosure until their return and those arrested.
The message is clear: We do not accept asylum applications, we arrest them, we put them in closed structures, we start their return process. “
The 247 who entered illegally were arrested and already being taken by the police to detention structures. Correspondingly, in close cooperation with the Port and Police, we convert structures to the Ministry of Immigration into closed detention structures to lead to enclosure …
– Thanos Plevris (@thanosplevris) July 20, 2025
Source: Skai
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