At the beginning of 2016, European countries restricted asylum laws and tightened border controls following the EU's agreement with Turkey in March 2016, which halted the flow of refugees across the Aegean Sea.
ໃນຕົ້ນປີ 2016, ບັນດາປະເທດເອີຣົບໄດ້ ຈໍາ ກັດກົດ ຫມາຍ ລີ້ໄພແລະໄດ້ເຂັ້ມງວດໃນການຄວບຄຸມຊາຍແດນຕາມຂໍ້ຕົກລົງຂອງ EU ກັບ Turkey ໃນເດືອນມີນາ 2016, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ຢຸດການໄຫລຂອງຊາວອົບພະຍົບຂ້າມທະເລ Aegean.