Event 7427b708-0bc2-4262-92db-b84340410f39

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Border Country: Latvia Attack Type: Weaponized Migrants

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/30.09.2024-455-pe...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: 455 people deported from Latvia in second quarter

Short Summary: Latvia deported or returned 455 non-EU citizens in Q2 2024, reflecting efforts to address migration and border enforcement.

Description

In the second quarter of 2024, 455 non-EU citizens were deported or returned from Latvia either to their home countries or to third countries, according to data published by Eurostat.

Evidence

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In the second quarter of 2024, 16 115 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 25 885 persons were returned to third countries following an order to leave, according to data published September 30 by Eurostat.

In the same period 455 people were returned to third countries from Latvia.

Through Latvia records fairly small figures in absolute terms, the numbers have risen in recent years as a result of the international people-smuggling operations at Belarus dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/30.09.2024-455-people-deported-from-latvia-in-second-quarter.a570664/