Summary
Headline: More illegal departure attempts from Rīga Airport observed
Short Summary: Latvian border guards are seeing a rise in illegal border crossing attempts at Riga Airport by third-country nationals and asylum seekers, aiming to fly to Schengen destinations without valid documents.
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Latvian border guards have observed an increase in illegal attempts by third-country nationals and asylum seekers to depart via Riga Airport to the Schengen area without valid travel documents.
Notes: Migrants Asylum system abuse
Evidence
- "Border guards increasingly detect third-country nationals, asylum seekers who attempt to use air traffic for illegal departure from Latvia, the State Border Guard said on January 19."
- "As several recent months, 20 asylum seekers have been detected at the Schengen terminal, trying to leave Latvia without valid travel documents, mainly on asylum seekers' documents."
- "According to the information at the disposal of the State Border Guard, 39 third-country nationals have arbitrarily left on asylum seeker centers this year, just near the number of such cases was 152."
Location
Countries: Latvia European Union
Location: Riga Airport
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