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The Latest: Greek police shifting more migrants from border

Migrants who live in the Hellenikon refugee and migrant camp of Athens wait to register for asylum on Monday, June 13, 2016. Authorities began registering applications at the site Monday, in a processes expected to last months as more than 50,000 migrants and refugees have been stranded in Greece in the wake of European border closures. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Migrants who live in the Hellenikon refugee and migrant camp of Athens wait to register for asylum on Monday, June 13, 2016. Authorities began registering applications at the site Monday, in a processes expected to last months as more than 50,000 migrants and refugees have been stranded in Greece in the wake of European border closures. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Migrants who live in the Hellenikon refugee and migrant camp of Athens wait to register for asylum on Monday, June 13, 2016. Authorities began registering applications at the site Monday, in a processes expected to last months as more than 50,000 migrants and refugees have been stranded in Greece in the wake of European border closures. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

By Associated Press 2 min read

GENEVA (AP) – The Latest on Europe’s response to the migrant crisis (all times local):

3:20 p.m.

Police in Greece have expanded an operation to clear makeshift camps set up by migrants and refugees along the country’s border with Macedonia. Authorities said 630 more people were escorted by police out of two others sites Tuesday – a day after more than 1,000 people were ordered out of camp next to a border crossing point.

The migrants from Syria, Iraq and several other countries were transported by bus to government-run shelters near Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki.

The operation was ordered after police last month cleared a huge makeshift border camp at Idomeni that had housed as many 14,000 people. More than 50,000 migrants and refugees are stranded in Greece following a series of European border closures.