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Headline: Series of Detentions at the Poland-Lithuania Border Involving Illegal Migrant Transports
Short Summary: Polish and Lithuanian authorities detained transporters and migrants during multiple illegal border crossing attempts.
Reports of multiple interdictions of illegal migrants attempting to cross from Poland into Lithuania between 16-19 May 2025. Migrants were being transported by Ukrainian and Latvian citizens, including onward movement to Latvia. The migrants were handed over to Lithuanian border guards, with further transfer to Latvian authorities. Drivers were detained and penalized. Migrants included nationals from Afghanistan and Somalia.
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