By In Trieste
Authorities in our region of Friuli Venezia Giulia are concerned about a new increase of irregular immigrants in the area, coming from Slovenia through the Balkan route.
In 12 hours between Monday and Wednesday this week, about 240 irregular migrants were registered in Trieste. The migrants crossed the border between Slovenia and Italy at various points in the Karst Plateau, and arrived at different times starting at 4 am Monday.
The first to arrive was a group of about 70 people, intercepted by the Trieste border police in the area between Pesek and Basovizza. Subsequently, police officers found other migrants who arrived little by little.
Three were seen in the Basovizza area, then another nine, another six, and so on. All of the migrants underwent identification procedures and were then transferred under the direction of the prefecture to various facilities, including tents, where they will remain for a period of mandatory quarantine.
Our region’s governor Massimiliano Fedriga commented on the new arrivals registered in Trieste.
“Already during normal times the situation must absolutely be fought, but in a time of a health emergency, allowing irregular migrants to enter is unacceptable,” Fedriga said.
“Law enforcement is making an enormous effort, but we need to take action on a national level and say ‘enough’: we can’t become a European border when we aren’t. With a great sense of responsibility I spoke with Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, and she told me that she will intervene hard on this type of lack of prevention by countries on the route,” Fedriga said. “There’s a limit to everything. These numbers are unsustainable,” underlined the governor.
