Latvia turns back 4 migrants at Belarus border

Latvia's border guard has prevented four foreign nationals from entering the country, as the nation continues to grapple with a significant influx of illegal migrants arriving from Belarus. The incidents occurred as Poland reported no new border crossings by such individuals.

Lithuanian officials noted that while Polish authorities have not registered illegal entries from Belarus, Latvia has recently turned back four individuals. This action comes amid an ongoing migration crisis that has seen a substantial number of people attempting to cross into Eastern European Union countries from Belarus.

Since the onset of the crisis, Lithuania has been particularly affected, with its border service reporting the prevention of approximately 25,800 illegal migrants from entering the country from Belarus. In the previous year, Lithuanian authorities stopped over 1,600 individuals attempting to cross illegally, followed by 1,231 this year. The West has accused the Minsk regime of orchestrating this migration flow into Eastern European Union nations, a situation that began in 2021.