Poland Suspends Illegal Immigrants From Claiming Asylum

Poland said Russia and Belarus were orchestrating a crisis by enabling thousands of Middle Eastern and African migrants to cross its eastern border.

Border guards patrol on all-terrain vehicles along the wall at the Poland–Belarus border in northeastern Poland on June 8, 2022. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law on March 26 a bill that will suspend illegal immigrants’ right to claim asylum.

“I believe that it is necessary to strengthen the security of our borders and the security of Poles,” Duda said, when announcing the law.