al jazeera's zeina khodr reports on the island of lesbos. >> protests and sit-in its asking not to be deported back to turkey, chanting freedom, chanting we are not illegal. they are increasingly worried that they will be sent back and there is a likelihood that that will happen. they now are applying for asylum but if those asylum claims are rejected, they will be sent back. now this is a huge operational effort and greece requires assistance. the eu has sent more staff on greece's islands to try speed up the asylum process. >> i do know that a large amount of people which are here have expressed their willingness to apply for asylum. and we -- i need to emphasize here that this is not an automatic return system. so this will not be automatically sent or to turkey. doesn't work like that. every case will be treated upon its own merits. legislation in place, permits that under certain conditions in particular, where there's the article related to the safe third country and there is another article related to the first country of asylum. this person has been given protection in another

zeina khodr has more from lesbos. >> reporter: less than 24 hours before the e.u. turkey deal according to authorities, deportations will take place on monday. ships are at the port. the external agency deployed dozens of officers on the island to escort the deportees back. they'll by accompanied by a front ex officer, which means there are security concerns. the deport hags has to begin. there's a lot of frustration. people are anxious. they have a loft questions, a lot of uncertainty. we are not able to enter the detention facility, and we talk to a group of people, and they were syrians, what they told me, they have more questions than answers, they are asking what will happen to us, what happens if they send us to turkey, we can't go back. they are afraid of what comes next. greek authorities make it clear that the choices are to apply for asylum seekers, not to apply or voluntary return to turkey, people want to reach northern europe, to reunite with the family members, who make their way. the e.u. wants to implement the deal hoping that it will serve as a det

zeina khodr has more. >> the u.n. expressing concern about the e.u. turkey deal, three days before it is to be implemented. hundreds of migrants and refugees that anded on the shores since -- that landed on the shores since 24th march. the u.n. is concerned about conditions inside the detention facilities, which are basically conditions. it is overcrowded, lack of sanitation, it is not just that. the world organization is worried that the people, the asylum requests are not being processed because of the lack of time. and they are concerned that international law could be violated. >> today we are urging the parties to the e.u. and turkey agreement on refugees and migrants to ensure that all safeguards are in place before any returns begin. this is in light of continued serious gaffes in both countries. >> reporter: the u.n. is concerned about 50,000 migrants and refugees, they are not part of the e.u. turkey deal, and have been trapped since the u.n. closed borders. yes, tensions have been on the rise and we have heard of fights between the different

. -- zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: attitudes are change of course, compassion giving way to anger. first there was solidarity. but now the people are telling the government that livelihoods are at risk. some are furious. their quiet town no longer belongs to them. >> when they came here we embraced them and give them things, now our lives are unbearable. we are scared to allow our children to play in the streets. no one explained why they are staying here. refugees and migrants are living in the fields. farmer lost their income. the peep in the village say the refugees have been stealing their chickens. it's hoped protest action will pressure the e.u. to open their borders. it's adding pressure to the already fragile economy. >> we are now forced to reroute the trains via bulgaria, meaning extra cost. we may 25% more. >> greek police tried to move the people from the tracks. people resisted and authorities said they have no intention of evacuating by force: this used to be a transit camp. the majority of the people here are reluctant. european activists are blaming them for a lack

zeina khodr is on the island of lesbos with more. >> the migrants and refugees were locked up in theetention centers, holding protests, as being not deported to turkey, chanting freedom, chanting "we are not illegal", they are worried they'll be sent back. there's a likelihood that will happen. they are applying for asylum seekers, but if rejected they'll be sent back. this is a huge breaksal record. the e.u. sent staff to speed up the asylum process. >> a large amount of people which are here expressed their willingness to apply for asylum, and i need to emphasise here that this is not an automatic return system. this will not be automatically sent to turkey. every case will be treated on merits. legislation in place. permits that under certain conditions, and in particular where there's the article related to the safe dirt country. there's an article related to the first country, the person has been given perfection and respect. it's obvious that this person can be safe and protected in another place. >> the e.u. turkey deal came into practice on monday, but there hasn't been depor

we have this report from zeina khodr in northern greece. >> reporter: attitudes are changing, compassion giving way to anger. at first there was solidarity with refugees and migrants. now the people are telling the government in athens that livelihoods are at risk. some are furious, saying the quiet town no longer belongs to them. >> when they came here we embraced them and gave them things, now our lives are unbearable. we are scared to allow our children to play in the streets. no one explains why they are staying here. >> reporter: the refugees and migrants have been living in the fields, close to the boarder for weeks. people in the village say the refugees have been stealing their chickens, and for the gree this used to be a transit camp. a few hundred agreed to move to camps prepared by greek authorities. the majority here are reluctant. activists blame the e.u. for what they say is a lack of transparency. they set up the center to explain official options for those dropped in greece. >> our message is let all the people in. there's nothing - something like this does not exist. our

are not giving up on trying to make that dangerous journey across the aegean sea, we'll hear from zeina khodrrst harry fawcett tells the story of those who risked their lives to seek asylum. >> you hear it before you see it. sank eight i, exhaustion, desperation. so many children have drowned making this journey, yet more still come. even if this is one of the rare life jackets that actually floats, it's of no use to the tiny body inside. others make due with rubber tubes. even then, not everybody is wearing them. these are iraqi family who his probably paid hundreds of dollars a ahead for the passage. but the boat is too small even for the 40 or so aboard. the families are separate ed in a moment. he can only call a look out to the woman. >> it's been a chaotic few minutes here on the west coast the turkey. the message from the e.u. and turkey is that these kind are voyages are few till. these people will be sent back. but still they are desperate. a handful left shore, we ask while they are risking all this when under the new rules they have little chance of getting further in a greek holdi

zeina khodr has more from the greek island of lesbos. >> reporter: europe clearly sending a message that the doors are finally closed. what the uefa wants to ask is open legal borders. those who really need protection will be given a place in europe. but even while more than 200 people were deported to turkey, sent back to turkey, what we understand is that there have been new arrivals, we do not have the exact figures because greek authorities released that in the morning. at least 200. the majority of the people who made it to greece's islands are syrian families. and these people said that they had no idea about the deal, had no idea that they could be deported. true are not, we do know that many syrians are hopeful that they will be exempted and they will be qualified as refugees. but there are a few thousand people now locked up in detention centers, they would have definitely heard about the deportations. they have a lot of anxiety, a lot of uncertainty. and what we understand from the spokesperson of frontex the eu external border agency she made it very clear to us this morning t

zeina khodr sends us this update. >> reporter: the u.n. expressing concern about the e.u. turkish deal three days before it's implemented. hundreds of thousands since 20 march are held in detention facilities. the misty upham is concerned about conditions inside the utilities, which are basically prisons. they are overcrowded, lack of sanitation. it's not just that. the world health organisation is worried that these people are not properly processed because of the lack of time. they are concerned international law has been violated. >> today we are urging the parties to e.u. and the turkish agreement, to ensures that all safeguards are in place before any returns begins. this is in light of continued gaps in both countries. >> reporter: the u.n. is concerned about 50,000 migrants and refugees stranded in greece. they are not part of the deal. they have been trapped since europe closed borders. tensions been on the rise, yes, in fact, we have heard of fights between the different communities on the ground. many of those standed have not been able to flyor asylum seekers. t

zeina khodr reports. >> attitudes are changing, compassion giving way to anger. first there was solidarity, now the people are telling the government that livelihoods are at risk. some are furious, saying that their quiet town no longer belongs to them. >> when they came here, we embraced them. now or lives are unbearable. we are scared to allow the children to play in the streets. >> the refugees and migrants have been living in the fields. the people in the village say the refugees have been stealing chickens, the main freight rail which line has been blocked by those stranded in greece. they hope the action will pressure the e.u. to open boarders, it's adding pressure on the fragile economy. >> her now forced to recruit the area, and this means extra cost. we are paying 25% more, and it takes longer to deliver the goods. greek police tried to move people from the tracks, and they failed because people resisted and authorities said they have no intention of evacuating by force. >> this used to be a transit camp. it's hope to 12,000 people. a few hundred great t

zeina khodr reports from brock lesnar. these are the people that face deportation if a request for asylum is rejected. since march 20th, migrant camps have become detention centers. it's in line with a deal between turkey and the e.u. to stop the illegal flow of migrants. a young syrian man inside sent this video. journalists are barred from entering. we managed to speak to them behind the offense. there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty. i defected from the syrian army, i can't be sent back. >> what will happen. it is a concern expressed by the united nations. it is not being properly processed and safeguards are not in place. >> we are not opposed to returns as long as people are not in need of international protection. they have not applied to asylum there'll be no mass deport aces. the e.u.'s external boarder agency has been deployed to accompany the deportees back. >> migrants and refugees have been informed about their choices. to apply for asylum seekers in greece, not to playat all. choices many do not want to mak