{"id":5029,"date":"2026-05-05T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/5029\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:54:18","slug":"poland-arrests-84-migrants-including-afghans-and-pakistanis-amid-eu-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/5029\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland Arrests 84 Migrants, Including Afghans and Pakistanis, Amid EU Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Authorities in Poland said they detained at least 84 migrants over four days as border controls were tightened along frontiers with Lithuania and Germany.<\/p>\n

Officials said 37 migrants were arrested near the Poland-Belarus border after attempting to cross illegally, including nationals from Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

In a separate incident near the German border in Gubin, three migrants, including an Afghan national, were detained while trying to enter Germany without legal documents, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Polish officials said the migrants intended to reach Germany and had previously entered Poland via Lithuania, reflecting ongoing secondary movement within the European Union.<\/p>\n

Authorities added the detainees were given suspended 10 month prison sentences for illegal border crossing, and deportation procedures to their countries of origin have been initiated.<\/p>\n

Germany has in recent months adopted stricter migration measures, including increased border checks and faster processing of asylum claims, as part of broader efforts to curb irregular migration.<\/p>\n

Berlin has also emphasized the deportation of individuals classified as criminals or security risks, signaling a tougher stance on migration enforcement within the EU.<\/p>\n

The developments highlight growing pressure on European border states, as migrants continue to use eastern routes to reach Western Europe despite tighter controls.<\/p>\n

Analysts say stricter enforcement policies across Europe may reduce crossings in the short term but could push migrants toward more dangerous routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities in Poland said they detained at least 84 migrants over four days as border controls were tightened…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4134,4135,9,4136,4137],"class_list":["post-5029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-poland","tag-authorities-in-poland-said-they-detained-at-least-84-migrants-over-four-days-as-border-controls-were-tightened-along-frontiers-with-lithuania-and-germany","tag-international-community","tag-poland","tag-refugees","tag-taliban-regime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}