{"id":46815,"date":"2023-05-12T18:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/eu-stops-159-illegal-migrants-at-belarus-border\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"eu-stops-159-illegal-migrants-at-belarus-border","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46815\/","title":{"rendered":"EU stops 159 illegal migrants at Belarus border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 12, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The EU has not allowed 159 migrants to enter illegally from Belarus over the past day, as compared to 110 one month ago.<\/p>\n<p> The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service spotted no trespassers in the Lithuanian-Belarusian border area. Citing Latvia\u2019s State Border Guard, it said 52 illegal attempts to cross the Belarusian-Latvian border were documented.<\/p>\n<p> The Polish Border Guard said that 107 foreigners tried to illegally cross the border from Belarus, Indians and Egyptians among them.<\/p>\n<p> Since the start of 2023, the EU has recorded at least 12,550 attempts by illegal migrants to enter its territory, with 8,844 attempts via Poland, 2,750 via Latvia and 956 via Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p> <span>BPN<\/span>&#8216;s analysis of daily stats indicates growing tension on the Belarusian-EU border. There were 1,989 illegal attempts in January, 1,970 in February, 3,401 in March, and 3,440 in April, with Poland being the prime target.<\/p>\n<p> The migration crisis at the Belarusian-EU border dates back to the spring of 2021. It escalated on November 8, 2021 when thousands of migrants set up a camp near the Polish border. The Baltic states and Poland accused Belarusian authorities of creating the trouble, while the latter blamed it on the West.<\/p>\n<p>Migration figures had dropped significantly by the time Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, but have risen more recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 12, BPN. The EU has not allowed 159 migrants to enter illegally from Belarus over the past day, as compared to 110 one month ago. The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service spotted no trespassers in the Lithuanian-Belarusian border area. 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