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August<\/strong> 19, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong> Latvian soldiers yesterday apprehended a non-citizen in the Kr\u0101slava district for allegedly transporting five undocumented migrants who entered from Belarus, the country\u2019s border patrol service reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man faces criminal charges. Latvian authorities this year opened 125 criminal cases against 101 individuals accused of similar offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 10, Latvia launched the operation Vilkatis to crack down on irregular migration by third-country nationals via Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country has reported migration-related border incidents every day since March 25. Its border guards registered 9,931 irregular border crossing attempts this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvia accounted for 86.3 percent of attempted irregular entries into the European Union from Belarus this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 11, Latvian border guards discovered a tunnel under the border with Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latvian non-citizens have the right to a non-citizen passport issued by the Latvian government as well as other specific rights. They accounted for less than 9 percent of the population in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 19, Pozirk. Latvian soldiers yesterday apprehended a non-citizen in the Kr\u0101slava district for allegedly transporting five undocumented migrants who entered from Belarus, the country\u2019s border patrol service reported. The man faces criminal charges. Latvian authorities this year opened 125 criminal cases against 101 individuals accused of similar offenses. 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