Hungary's border fence and asylum-law tightening sharply strengthened the broader trend of migration-policy restrictiveness in Europe after 2015.

During the 2015 European migration crisis, the Orban government built a 4-metre border barrier on Hungary's Serbian frontier (sealed 14-15 September 2015) and amended its Criminal Code to criminalise unauthorised border crossing, sharply curtailing irregular arrivals while promoting pro-natalist family policy as an alternative to immigration.
During the 2015 European migration crisis, the Orban government built a 4-metre border barrier on Hungary's Serbian frontier (sealed 14-15 September 2015) and amended its Criminal Code to criminalise unauthorised border crossing, sharply curtailing irregular arrivals while promoting pro-natalist family policy as an alternative to immigration.
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Hungary's border fence and asylum-law tightening sharply strengthened the broader trend of migration-policy restrictiveness in Europe after 2015.