Hungarian Auhorities Seize Over 300 Illegal Entrants Over Past 24 Hrs

  • 16 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
Hungarian Auhorities Seize Over 300 Illegal Entrants Over Past 24 Hrs
Over the past 24 hours, police apprehended 367 people who illegally crossed Hungary’s border, the national police headquarters said. Fully 316 were arrested for violating the border fence while a further 51 were detained for crossing the border. Two were charged with people smuggling. The Hungarian authorities have received 94 asylum requests since Tuesday at two border reception points, a local police spokesperson said.

Out of the 48 decisions made, 19 were rejected, one procedure suspended while seven migrants have appealed.

At the Röszke border 93 asylum requests were made while a single one was lodged at the Tompa border crossing.

Police started criminal proceedings against 35 people for illegally crossing the Serbian border.

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