A massive group of illegal migrants have aggressively tried to cross into Poland from Belarus, says Interior Ministry Agnė Bilotaitė, calling the incident an attack orchestrated by the Belarusian regime.
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Nine foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus over the past four days, from 29 March to 1 April, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports. All the attempts were made on Monday.
The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) says 19 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus over the past day, 19 March.
On 13 March, Wednesday, Lithuanian border guards stopped 15 irregular migrants from entering the country via Belarus, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
The Ministry of the Interior has presented amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens. Action is taken to introduce safeguards, ensure national security and eliminate abuse of migration and employment procedures.
With the arrival of spring weather, Latvia is once again registering more migrants illegally attempting to cross the border from neighbouring Belarus.
Six irregular migrants attempted to access Lithuania via Belarus on Tuesday, 27 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
Three migrants attempted to cross from Belarus to Lithuania illegally on Monday, 26 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.
Border guards stopped two foreign nationals trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.
Four foreign nationals were turned away after trying to access Lithuania unlawfully from Belarus over the past day, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) reports.
The numbers of irregular migrants trying to cross into Lithuania may rise again in the spring, as the geopolitical situation remains unchanged, says the head of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis instructed the Interior Ministry on Tuesday to launch the procedures for granting asylum to two or three migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea, the government said.
European governments must prepare to deal with new flows of migrants who will leave their countries because of climate change in the search for drinking water and food, a high-ranking United Nations official, on a visit to Lithuania, said in an interview with BNS.
