Latvian border guards turned back 26 migrants on Thursday, while no attempts to illegally cross the border were recorded at the Polish border on Wednesday.
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This year, more than 1,500 illegal migrants have been denied entry into Lithuania. Last year, there were more than 1,600 attempts to enter the country illegally from Belarus, and the year before that, the number was 1,002.
Since the beginning of the migration crisis caused by Belarus, Lithuanian border guards have prevented 26,000 foreigners from entering the country illegally.
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The influx of migrants into the eastern EU members from Belarus began in 2021, with the West accusing the Minsk regime of organizing it.
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