Deportations from Greece to Turkey by Frontex officials under way this morning
The deportations under the EU/Turkey deal in relation to refugees began this morning with boats leaving the island of Lesbos and Chios for Turkey.
The Guardian reports:
Two boats carrying the first migrants to be deported from Greece to Turkey under an EU deal with Ankara have arrived in the Turkish port of Dikili.
…Officials from the EU border agency Frontex said the boats, which departed from Lesbos, were carrying 131 deportees, mostly Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Moroccans who were already being deported to Turkey before the deal’s creation. This means Monday’s deportations are not a true test of whether the agreement can stop the flow of mainly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis to Greece.
…Eva Moncure, a Frontex spokeswoman, said there were no children on the first two boats. Two Syrians were onboard, including a woman who had volunteered to return.
The deportations on Lebsos were calmly carried out at dawn, several hours ahead of schedule… Disembarkation was delayed while officials erected a white tarpaulin on the boat to block the media’s view.
…A Turkish catamaran was also transporting refugees from Chios, a Greek island near Lesbos, on Monday morning. Local TV reported that 60 migrants and refugees were on board. Volunteers on the island alleged that they saw police beating deportees at the quay.
…Anas al-Bakhr, a Syrian engineer from Homs who is among those stuck on Chios, said police marked his arrival date as 20 March – when the deal came into force – even though he arrived the day before.
“They said the computers were broken that day,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Dikili, Turkey…
“EU started biggest official human trafficking in human history!” Turkish campaigners protest today’s deportations pic.twitter.com/KYURPo0ZAC
— Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley) April 4, 2016
UPDATE:
#Greece sends 202 refugees back to Turkey Monday, 339 enter Greece in last 24 hrs #RefugeeCrisis
— Stelios Bouras (@SteliosBouras1) April 4, 2016
First boats returning migrants and refugees from Greece arrive in Turkey (The Guardian)
Previously: Return To Sender
Pic: AA
What about Iraqi and Syrian Kurds who land in Greece escaping Turkish persecution?
The proxy World War III is coming home to roost for western Europe.
Wait till the imminent Russian invasion of Western Europe (or so the Americans would have you believe), then we’ll be seeing some serious problems (or so the Americans would have you believe).
Mr Drumpf will protect us
“The proxy World War III” put down the hash pipe rasta.
It’s clearly for his nerves
In fairness, those kebabs are rather pungent. Oh wait, that’s a Conor Lenihan line being masked.
This month’s bandwagon now enlisting grief hipsters…
Please refrain from commenting while pleasuring yourself – we can tell.
The far-right don’t even need to get elected, just the smell of them has Europe doing their bidding.
That’s good business for Frontex.
Ha! Frontex isn’t a company, but why don’t you google Frontex, might save you spinning out on an anti DOB rant and fabricated links to Frontex
Check your facts maaaaan. Frontex is a subsidiary of Siteserv. Frontex did my gutters.
Ha!