Over 1,800 migrants admitted to Slovenia after new rules

More than 1,800 migrants have been admitted into Slovenia from Croatia since new regime was imposed Thursday night, except only 15 migrants have been turned back to Croatia, the Slovenian police announced on Friday.

The new regime, which allows only migrants intending to seek asylum in Slovenia, Austria or Germany to enter the country, was implemented since Thursday night. It came in line with the measures taken by other countries on the migration route as Slovenian Interior Minister Vesna Gyorkos Znidar announced Thursday evening.

According to a press release from the Slovnian Novo mesto police, two trains carrying migrants have arrived at the Dobova crossing, the only entry point for refugees since the new regime became effective.

The first arrived at around 10 p.m. last night, carrying almost 900 migrants, followed by another one Friday morning with 945 on board, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported.

Fifteen migrants, nationals of Morocco, Syria and Iraq, have been prevented to continue their journey after they were confirmed "no intention to seek asylum in Slovenia, Austria or Germany" and have later been accepted back by the Croatian authorities, the STA report said.

The new measure has not caused any substantial delay in the registration procedures, the police release claimed.

Police data shows that 45,277 migrants have entered Slovenia since the beginning of the year, and some 423,900 since Oct. 16 last year when the crisis culminated. Enditem