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2025-03-27 Europe

Poland Suspends Migrants' Right To Apply For Asylum

Aren’t they required to apply for asylum in the first country they arrive to? In this case, that would be Belarus.

[BBC] Poland has temporarily suspended the right of migrants arriving in Poland via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced it would be happening after the controversial bill, which will allow Polish authorities to suspend this right for up to 60 days at a time, was signed into law by President Andrzej Duda.

Tusk had said it would be adopted "without a moment's delay" while Duda said the changes were needed to strengthen security on the country's borders.

But the law has been criticized by rights groups including Human Rights Watch, which said the EU should take legal action against Poland if it was implemented.
The group urged the country's parliament last month to reject the bill, saying it "flies in the face of Poland's international and EU obligations" and could "effectively completely seal off the Poland-Belarus border, where Polish authorities already engage in unlawful and abusive pushbacks".

The government said previously the suspension would only be applied temporarily to people who pose a threat to state security, for example "large groups of aggressive migrants trying to storm the border".

Exemptions will be made for unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, the elderly or unwell, anyone exposed to "real risk of serious harm" by being returned and citizens of countries accused of conducting the instrumentalization of migration - like Belarus

Tusk has dismissed criticism from human rights groups.

"Nobody is talking about violating human rights, the right to asylum, we are talking about not granting applications to people who illegally cross the border in groups organised by Lukashenko," he said in October.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-03-27 07:30|| || Front Page|| [11154 views ] Top
File under: Moslem Colonists

#1 "Aren’t they required to apply for asylum in the first country they arrive to? In this case, that would be Belarus."

No. Belarus is not considered a "safe third country", and it's hard to contest that.

The problem is, the migrants will just push on to Germany (where they want to go anyway).

OTOH if word gets around migrants may opt for a different route. It's no fun to be stranded in Belarus.

We'll see.

Posted by European Conservative 2025-03-27 13:37|| 2025-03-27 13:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Belarus is a Russian client & ally. They wouldn't do anything provocative at a NATO border without Russian approval or orders.

This large scale flooding of Germany with Muslim settlers via Russia / Belarus collusion has taken place since at least 2021.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-03-27 14:47|| 2025-03-27 14:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank you for explaining, European Conservative.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-03-27 22:53|| 2025-03-27 22:53|| Front Page Top

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