In this Sept. 3, 2015 file photo, a woman rescued with other migrants off the Libyan coast peers through a gate on the Norwegian ship Siem Pilot to get her first sight of the island of Sardinia as they sail in the Mediterranean sea towards the Italian port of Cagliari.
In this June 24, 2015 file photo, migrants sit on the deck of the Belgian Navy vessel Godetia after they were saved during a search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Hundreds of migrants were rescued on that day by the Godetia, which is one of the EU Navy vessels taking part in the Triton migrants rescue operation.
In this Sept. 1, 2015 file photo, migrants disembark from the catamaran Terra Jet at the Athens' port of Piraeus. About 1,800 refugees arrived from the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos as the country has been overwhelmed by record numbers of migrants this year.
In this Aug. 26, 2015 file photo, Syrian refugees walk through a field near the border town of Idomeni in northern Greece to cross into Macedonia. The U.N.’s refugee agency said it expects 3,000 people to cross Macedonia daily in the coming days as Greece has borne the brunt of a record number of refugees and migrants heading to Europe.
In this Aug. 5, 2015 file photo, a migrant jumps a fence as he attempts to access the Channel Tunnel in Calais, northern France. Thousands of migrants have been scaling fences near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and boarding freight trains or trucks destined for Britain.
In this Aug. 17, 2015 file photo, a migrant hides under a train heading to Serbia at the railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. Over 1,000 migrants from Middle East, Asia and Africa, enter Macedonia daily from Greece, heading north through the Balkans on their way to the more prosperous European Union countries. The migrants' urgency to reach Europe has become more pronounced as they race to reach Hungary before the Hungarian government finishes building a razor-wire fence.
In this Aug. 12, 2015 file photo, migrants try to board a train that would take them toward Serbia at the railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. Macedonia is facing an increasing pressure of migrants flow on its southern and northern borders with Greece and Serbia as thousands of migrants from Middle East, Asia and Africa are heading north through the Balkans on their way to the more prosperous European Union countries.
In this Sept. 4, 2015 file photo, a woman looks out of a train that has stopped in Bicske, Hungary. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries.
Aug. 4, 2015 file photo, migrants walk along the train tracks after crossing a fence as they attempt to access the Channel Tunnel in Calais, northern France. Thousands of migrants have been scaling fences near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and boarding freight trains or trucks destined for Britain.
In this Sept 2, 2015 file photo, migrants crowd the bridge of the Norwegian ship Siem Pilot sailing along the Mediterranean sea. The Siem Pilot is carrying to the Italian Port of Cagliari hundreds of migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean sea.
In this June 23, 2015 file photo, a Belgian navy sailor tosses a life vest to migrants sitting in a rubber boat as they approach the Belgian Navy Vessel Godetia during a search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Hundreds of migrants were rescued by the Godetia, which is one of the EU Navy vessels that took part in the Triton migrants rescue operations.
In this Aug. 13, 2015 file photo, a man carries a girl in his arm as they arrive with other migrants just after dawn on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the island of Kos in southeastern Greece. Greece has become the main gateway to Europe for tens of thousands of refugees and economic migrants, mainly Syrians fleeing war, as fighting in Libya has made the alternative route from north Africa to Italy increasingly dangerous.
In this April 20, 2015 file photo, a man rescues a woman from the Aegean sea on the island of Rhodes in eastern Greece. Greek authorities said that at least three people died that day, including a child, after a wooden boat carrying dozens of migrants ran aground off the island.
In this May 30, 2015 file photo, migrants wait to disembark from the Irish naval ship Le Eithne in the harbor of Palermo, Italy. The Italian coast guard says it has coordinated the rescue of more than 4,000 migrants off Libya's coast in 22 separate operations the day before. Cargo ships and Irish and German navy vessels helped Italian military craft in the rescue operation.
In this Aug. 31, 2015 file photo, Macedonian police officers help a dehydrated migrant, who is accompanied by a fellow migrant trying to get to a transit center after crossing the border from Greece to Macedonia, near southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. Thousands of migrants have poured into Macedonia and boarded trains and buses that are taking them a step closer to the European Union.
In this Aug. 12, 2015 file photo, children play on a train track as migrants wait for a train heading toward Serbia, at the railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. Macedonia is facing an increasing pressure of migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa flowing into its southern and northern borders with Greece and Serbia and heading toward more prosperous European Union countries.
In this Sept. 3, 2015 file photo, a woman lies on the track with a baby as she is detained in Bicske, Hungary. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer European Union countries.
In this Aug. 21, 2015 file photo, a migrant man holding a boy reacts as they are stuck between Macedonian riot police and fellow migrants during a clash near the train station in Idomeni, northern Greece, while waiting to be allowed by the Macedonian police to cross the border from Greece to Macedonia. Macedonian special police forces have fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck on a no-man's land with Greece, a day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency on its borders to deal with a massive influx of migrants heading north to Europe.
In this Aug. 5, 2015 file photo, a migrant sleeps inside a tent at a
camp set near Calais, northern France. Thousands of migrants have been
scaling fences near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and
boarding freight trains or trucks destined for Britain.
In this Aug. 5, 2015 file photo, a migrant sits at a camp set near
Calais, northern France. Thousands of migrants have been scaling fences
near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and boarding freight
trains or trucks destined for Britain.
In this Aug. 13, 2015 file photo, a family of refugees hug each other
after successfully arriving on a dinghy on the Greek island of Kos after
crossing overnight from Turkey to Greece. Greece has become the main
gateway to Europe for tens of thousands of refugees and economic
migrants, mainly Syrians fleeing war, as fighting in Libya has made the
alternative route from north Africa to Italy increasingly dangerous.
In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, migrants look at the sea as they crowd
the bridge of the Norwegian ship Siem Pilot. The Siem Pilot was
carrying hundreds of migrants to the Italian Port of Cagliari that day
after rescuing them in several operations in the Mediterranean sea.
In this Aug. 11, 2015 file photo, a dinghy with migrants sails under a
rising sun a few miles off the coast of the southeastern island of Kos,
Greece. Wrenching images of a drowned Syrian boy on Sept. 2, focused the
world's attention on the plight of people fleeing their homelands. But
the crisis has been developing for months.
