The Greek government is considering a package of tough new measures, including the creation of closed detention centers on Crete and the suspension of asylum applications, in response to an unprecedented surge of migrant arrivals from Libya that is overwhelming the island. The potential policy shift comes a day after a major diplomatic incident in which Libyan military commander General Khalifa Haftar expelled a high-level European Union delegation, which included Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris, from the eastern city of Benghazi. Thanos Plevris is set to brief Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis today about the deteriorating situation, as up to 1,000 migrants continue to land daily on Crete's southern shores. Among the measures being considered is the creation of closed facilities on Crete where newly arrived migrants would be held to prevent them from traveling to the Greek mainland or other EU countries. The...