Greece and its illegal immigrants

AFP Published April 17, 2012
Mohamed ,22, from Algeria sits inside an abandoned wagon at the train station of Orestiada after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece on April 9.
Mohamed ,22, from Algeria sits inside an abandoned wagon at the train station of Orestiada after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece on April 9.
Afghan immigrants jump out from an abandoned wagon to catch the train for Athens at the train station of Orestiada on April 9.
Afghan immigrants jump out from an abandoned wagon to catch the train for Athens at the train station of Orestiada on April 9.
Greek police mark illegal immigrants with numbers outside the village of Nea Vyssa on April 13, 2012 after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece.
Greek police mark illegal immigrants with numbers outside the village of Nea Vyssa on April 13, 2012 after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece.
Illigal immigrants from Bangladesh sit after entering the village of Nea Vyssa on April 10, 2012 after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece.
Illigal immigrants from Bangladesh sit after entering the village of Nea Vyssa on April 10, 2012 after crossing the border line from Turkey to Greece.
Illigal immigrants walk before reaching the first Greek village of Nea Vyssa on April, 14.
Illigal immigrants walk before reaching the first Greek village of Nea Vyssa on April, 14.
Greek police collect illigal immigrants from the highway outside the village of Nea Vyssa on April 12.
Greek police collect illigal immigrants from the highway outside the village of Nea Vyssa on April 12.
Illigal immigrants line up at the camp of Fylakeio on April 10.
Illigal immigrants line up at the camp of Fylakeio on April 10.

Greece will soon begin building a six-mile-long fence topped with razor wire on its border with Turkey to deter illegal immigrants. Human rights groups have heavily criticized Greece over the fence, and for plans to intern illegal immigrants in former military bases pending deportation. The debt-crippled country is the European Union's main entry point for illegal immigrants, mostly from Asia and Africa. - Text by Agencies, photos by AFP

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