According to EU Helpers, Slovakia's new prime minister, Robert Fico, stated that irregular migration needs to be reined in and warned that individuals with ties to terrorist organizations would try to enter the nation otherwise.
The country is thought to be a transit point for migrants trying to reach other European countries; the government reports that over 40,000 undocumented migrants have been found within its borders this year.
Slovakian authorities are seeking innovative approaches to improve their handling of the migration crisis as a result of an increase in the number of migrants.
According to data from radiozet.pl, since the start of the year, roughly 2,000 people have been held there. Most of them are refugees from Syria.
Slovakian authorities started enforcing controls along the common border with Hungary in an effort to better secure the borders; however, they quickly reversed this decision after discovering that there were no unauthorized migrants in this region.
Mariusz Kamiński, Poland's Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, declared that border controls between Poland and Slovakia will be extended for an additional 20 days, until November 2.
In addition, he emphasized that Slovakia has seen an over 1.000% increase in the number of irregular migrants detected.
Many irregular migrants are trying to enter European countries, which has prompted numerous Schengen States to strengthen border procedures.
Prior data from the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) showed that 279,350 persons made irregular attempts to enter the EU through its external borders in the
first nine months of this year, which represents a 17% rise over the same time numbers from the previous year.
According to Frontex figures, this year at the external frontiers of the European Union, half of the detections occurred in the Central Mediterranean region.