So far 169,337 illegal migrants, 955 people smugglers caught

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – So far this year police have picked up 169,337 illegal migrants and caught 955 people smugglers, while the immigration office has registered 157 746 migrants, according to official briefings on Tuesday.

The immigration office is working round the clock at ten points around the country to process asylum applications, Attila Kiss, the office’s deputy chief told a news conference.

A police spokesman noted that migrants who broke out of the Roszke registration area and started making their way on foot towards Budapest on Monday had been persuaded to get on a bus back to Roszke after police closed down a section of the M5 motorway.

Photo: Balazs Beli

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters