Greece replaces ‘irregular’ with ‘illegal’ migration in official documents

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Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has issued a circular replacing the term “irregular migration” with “illegal migration” successful each authoritative documents, ministry sources said connected Friday.

The change, the sources said, is intended to bespeak the caller ineligible model distinguishing betwixt lawful and unlawful residence successful the country.

The circular besides instructs authorities to pass each asylum seekers successful reception centers that, if their applications are rejected, they whitethorn look administrative detention of up to 24 months and a situation condemnation of two to 5 years.

“The lone way to debar serving the condemnation is voluntary instrumentality to their state of origin,” ministry sources said, adding that the circular aims to intelligibly outline the measures provided under the caller legislation.