Budapest — Hungary’s parliament approved on Tuesday the systematic detention of all asylum seekers in container camps, in a move Prime Minister Viktor Orban said would make all of Europe safer from terrorist attacks. Calling immigration the "Trojan horse of terrorism", Orban said: "If the world sees that we can defend our borders … then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally." The legislation means all asylum seekers entering Hungary, as well as those already in the country, will be confined in camps at Hungary’s southern borders while their applications are processed. Anyone who passed through a "safe third country", including t main entry point Serbia, will be refused. Appeals against rejections will be fast-tracked in three days. Migrants whose applications are unsuccessful may also have to cover the costs of their own detention. Unaccompanied minors under 14 will be placed in care as before. EU member Hungary previously systematically detained all asylum applicants but sus...
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