The Greek Alternate Minister of Migration frequently
states the urgent need to “give form to chaos.”
Nevertheless, almost a year after its inauguration and six
months along its post-EU-Turkey “Deal” function, the
Moria hotspot is far from the proclaimed fantasy of a
regularizing facility that aspires to bring order to chaos
and to ensure the streamlining, absolute knowledge and
control of populations on-the-move. Until 10 October
2016, 643 people in total were readmitted to Turkey on
the basis of the “Deal.” The majority of border-crossers
who arrived after 21 March 2016 remain stranded in
camps across the island of Lesvos under administrative
restrictions of movement. The hotspot’s operations
significantly depend on donations and humanitarian
organizations for the provision of goods and services.
Border-crossers have been protesting against the living
conditions and the delays in asylum procedures. What was
planned as a new efficient form of registration and
pre-removal camp has turned out to be an overpopulated
and impaired formation.
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