Europe migrant crisis: Germany adds border controls
The flow of migrants and refugees from war-torn Syria and Iraq is causing problems in several countries in Europe. Facing an influx of migrants and refugees, Germany is instituting temporary border controls, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday. "The focus will initially lie on the border with Austria," de Maiziere said. “The goal of this measure is to restrict the present inflow of migrants into Germany and return again to an orderly process upon entry." Germany is stopping train traffic to and from Austria for 13 hours, the Austrian Federal Railways said in a tweet. The moratorium on train travel between the two countries will last from 5 p.m. Sunday (noon ET Sunday) until 6 a.m. Monday, the railway agency said. The announcement of measures by Germany came hours after more than 40 migrants were discovered alive inside a refrigerated truck in northwest Austria, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the German border, CNN reports. Hungary will start arresting migrants found illegally crossing into the country beginning September 15, 2015, Reuters said. On September 15, the Hungarian authorities will start processing asylum requests. Those who apply will be transported by bus to different refugee camps in the country. Those who refuse to cooperate will be kept at the border. And those who will try to illegally cross the border, in attempts to avoid the police, will face arrest and possible imprisonment.
