Britain, Germany, France, Italy and several other European countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar Assad.
While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Austria signaled it would soon deport refugees back to Syria.
Far-right politicians elsewhere made similar demands, including in Germany — home to Europe's largest Syrian community — at a time when immigration has become a hot-button issue across the continent.
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