Another 24 migrants from Belarus have tried to enter Latvia illegally / Article

Since 10 August, a total of 2,418 people have been deterred from crossing the border illegally.

There are no detainees for illegal crossing of the state border in the past day. Since the introduction of the state of emergency, 68 people have not been prevented from crossing the border on humanitarian grounds. In turn, a total of 420 third-country nationals have been detained illegally this year.

Previously LTV reported, referring to information provided by Polish human rights activiststhat a group of migrants expelled from Poland are now being diverted to the Belarusian-Latvian border.

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In the summer of 2021 the number of migrants increased significantly, which is trying to enter the territory of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland illegally from Belarus. Most migrants are arrived from Iraq.

Officials in the Baltic States and Poland pointed out that the Belarusian authorities deliberately do not obstruct the crossing of the borderto punish these countries for supporting the Belarusian opposition and sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.

The European Union will do so described as the deployment of hybrid warfare and promises to help strengthen the EU’s external border.

On November 8, a large group of migrants gathered at the Belarusian border with Poland, trying to enter the territory of the European Union, but Poland refuses to allow these people because they believe that they are not refugees, but “tourists” who have come to Belarus voluntarily.

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