Category: illegal migrants

Poland to Build Fence on Belarus Border to Halt Illegal Immigrants

WARSAW—Poland will build a fence along its border with Belarus, the defense minister said on Monday, to halt a flow of illegal immigrants the European Union says is being driven by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in retaliation for EU sanctions. Poland and fellow EU states Lithuania and Latvia have reported sharp increases in illegal immigrants…


EU Holds Illegal Immigrant Talks, Accuses Belarus of ‘Hybrid Warfare’

BRUSSELS—European Union ministers are holding emergency talks on Wednesday in response to allegations that Belarus is deliberately sending illegal immigrants to Lithuania as part of a “hybrid warfare” campaign to destabilize the Baltic EU member country. The ministers are holding a videoconference in a so-called “integrated political crisis response” format. Such meetings are usually called…


Latvia Starts Pushing Back Migrants at Tense Belarus Border

ROBEZNIEKI, Latvia—Latvian border guards turned back dozens of illegal migrants into Belarus overnight under a new state of emergency designed to stem a flow of arrivals the European Union says is orchestrated by Minsk. At daybreak on Wednesday some 30 migrants—including women and toddlers—started a camp fire to warm up after a night of walking…


EU Summons Belarus Envoy Over Migrant Stream to Lithuania

BRUSSELS—The European Union has summoned the Belarusian envoy in Brussels and held talks with the Iraqi government after accusing Belarus of using illegal migrants, largely Iraqis, as a political weapon against EU sanctions imposed on Minsk. A spokesperson said the European Commission summoned the envoy on Wednesday in protest over a refugee problem that Lithuania…


Invasion by Any Other Name

Commentary Semantics are important for how we communicate and define issues. One who controls words controls the narrative. So, take the words migrant and invader. Is there a difference? It’s all in how they are perceived by some, and the effect their illegal border crossings have on the United States. One definition of invasion should…


Lithuania Declares Emergency Due to Illegal Immigration From Belarus

HELSINKI—Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of illegal immigrants in the last few days from neighboring Belarus, as tensions between the European Union and Belarus escalate. Lithuania’s Interior Minister Agle Bilotaite said late Friday that the decision, proposed by the State Border Guard Service, was necessary not because of an…


Facts Matter (June 11): Texas Will Build Its Own Border Wall, Arrest Illegal Immigrants: Governor

The governor of Texas announced that they will no longer wait for the federal government to do something. Instead, Texas will begin arresting illegal immigrants and building its own border wall. Meanwhile, a newly released report from the IRS found that even before the pandemic, blue states lost almost 400,000 taxpayers, who took over $26…


UK Border Force ‘Little More Than Taxi Service for Illegal Migrants’: Lawmaker

Britain’s Border Force is “little more than a taxi service for illegal migrants,” a Conservative MP said on Monday, as he urged the government to take action to put an end to the “horrible trade” of people smuggling. The Home Office is investigating an incident in which migrants attempting to cross the English Channel were…