ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 21, 2025: More than 100 irregular migrants who arrived on Greece’s Crete Island from Libya have been transferred to the capital Athens for processing, authorities said on Monday, July 21. The migrants were brought by ship to the capital's Piraeus Port - the city's gateway to the islands of the Aegean. Crete has seen a notable increase in migrants arriving by sea since early summer. In response, last month Greece deployed warships off the Libyan coast. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis also visited Benghazi to discuss the situation with Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern Libyan forces. The Greek parliament passed a measure Thursday to curb the migrant flux from Libya, including but not limited to a temporary suspension of asylum application reviews for migrants arriving from North Africa and the detention of those entering illegally.