Since 10 August last year, when a state of emergency was declared at the border, a total of 4,382 people have been deterred from crossing the state border illegally.
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There are no detainees for illegal crossing of the state border in the past day.
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Since the introduction of the state of emergency, 101 people have not been prevented from crossing the border on humanitarian grounds, while a total of 453 third-country nationals who crossed the border illegally were detained last year.
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Taking into account the increased pressure of illegal immigration, the Latvian government has declared a state of emergency in Ludza, Krāslava and Augšdaugava counties, as well as in Daugavpils. In the summer, the government announced it from August 11 to November 10 last year, but later it was extended until February 10 this year.
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As part of an extensive hybrid attack on the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, attempts have been made since last spring to send thousands of illegal immigrants from Belarus to Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, most of them arriving in Belarus as tourists from Iraq.
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Since December 13 last year, there has been an increase in migrant pressure on the Latvian border.
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