ZAGREB, January 25, 2018 - Croatia's Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović, speaking at an informal meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Sofia on Thursday, said that every country had a sovereign right to protect its borders and decide who to allow into its territory.
A new facility will enable the police to better control the border which is increasingly being crossed by migrants.
NGO's say the segregation represents discrimination.
Interior Minister Božinović's statement on asylum is scandalous, says a migrant rights association.
The number of illegal migration incidents increases.
The arrests followed a joint action by Serbian and Croatian police.
About 150 migrants demanded to be allowed to enter Croatia.
The girl was hit by a train, and the family claims that the Croatian border police had forced them to walk back to Serbia along railway tracks.
Most Croats are against the construction of border fences.
The girl’s parents say the Croatian police forced them to cross the railway tracks.