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Bulgaria Proves Dead-End Street for Poorest Migrants - French Daily [Jan 03, 2012] Being a member of the EU but not of the Schengen area, Bulgaria is just a transit county for illegal immigrants, according to a French daily. In a publication devoted to asylum-seekers in Bulgaria, Le Figaro explains that all persons accommodated at Registration-and-Reception Centres of the State Agency for Refugees complain of the confined living space, the strained relations with the security ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 8 Illegal Immigrants [Jan 01, 2012] The Bulgarian border police detained a total of eight illegal immigrants on December 31 and January 1. At approximately 1:30 pm local time on Sunday, three young men were busted near the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point. The men, aged between 24 and 27, claimed to be Palestinian citizens and will be detained by the local authorities for 24 hours. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 13 Illegal Immigrants from Iraq, Syria [Dec 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police captured a total of thirteen illegal immigrants from Syria and Iraq late on Monday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has informed. The immigrants were detected by special night vision devices. First, three individuals were caught on Monday close to the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Malko Tarnovo, which is located near the country's Turkish border. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Captures 9 Illegal Immigrants from Syria, Iraq [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has captured a total of nine illegal immigrants from Iraq and Syria in two unrelated incidents. Four illegal foreigners ? three men from Syria and one from Iraq ? were busted late Tuesday night at the Bulgarian border with Greece near Petrich, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday. The four men were caught right before they were trying to cross from Bulgaria into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 16 Illegal Immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria [Nov 23, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has busted a total of 16 illegal immigrants from as far as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Algeria. 13 men were arrested late Tuesday night near the southwestern Bulgarian town of Petrich after they went around the Bulgaria-Greece border crossing point at Kulata-Promachonas, the Interior Ministry announced. Eight of them are Afghans, three are Iraqis, and one is Algerian.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced. The two men ? one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan ? were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Illegal Immigration Fears Fail to Materialize, Schengen Hopes Soar [Apr 15, 2011] Bulgaria has not experienced a tide of illegal immigrants as a result of the ongoing civil unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced. Tsvetanov presented Friday the results from the work of the Border Police Directorate of the Interior for 2010. Final data shows that a total of 1 186 illegal immigrants (non-EU citizens) were detained by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 25% Boost in Detained Illegal Immigrants 2010 [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria has detained 25% more illegal immigrants in 2010 year on year, the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has stated. "In 2010, we caught 1186 illegal immigrants, which is a 25% increase in comparison with 2009. They have been mainly from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran," Tsvetanov said before foreign pundits in Sofia. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria in EU [Nov 08, 2010] Police from across the EU have arrived in Greece to patrol its border with Turkey against illegal immigrants as part of the continued "Joint Operation Poseidon" of Frontex, EU's border control agency.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria detains 73 Asian immigrants at Greek border [Jul 21, 2010] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria detained 73 illegal immigrants from southern Asia when they tried to cross the Greek-Bulgarian border hidden in a truck travelling to Hungary, the interior ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria - a Dangerous Transit Route to Western Europe [May 19, 2010] Since Bulgaria's accession to the European Union in 2007, the country has become a magnet for illegal immigrants. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Detains 6 Illegal Immigrants Hidden in Pipes (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Six illegal immigrants ? five Iraqis and one Turkish citizen ? were found hidden in pipes during a customs check in Plovdiv Thursday. The six men aged between 20 and 30 were hiding in a truck transporting pipes with large diameter from Turkey to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>