The Polish Border Guard saw a surge in illegal immigrants coming via Belarus this week, with 134 attempting to cross into the EU and NATO member on Tuesday — a daily record number for the year so far.
The Border Guard released a statement on Wednesday indicating that the 134 migrants who attempted to cross from Belarus illegally were of various nationalities, including Afghans, Iraqis, Egyptians, Sudanese, and Cubans.
Eight others from Ukraine, Italy, and Poland were taken into custody by the Border Guard accused of helping illegal immigrants try to get across the border, according to aGrupa Granica, a Polish humanitarian group, has claimed that thousands of migrants were forced to the border by Belarusian authorities earlier this month.that the migrants have been given an option by Belarus to either fly home or head to Poland.
“The border guards have imposed an ultimatum on the occupiers. They were offered two options: reach Minsk airport and return to their country of origin, or leave in the other direction, on foot, towards Poland,” she said. “F**k your mothers, f**k your sisters!” a migrant can be heard screaming in English at the Poles, who are also targeted with objects thrown over the border fence.
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