Over the past three days, the State Border Guard has prevented 182 people from illegally crossing the Latvia–Belarus border, according to the Border Guard.
Since the beginning of this year, a total of 9,887 people have been prevented from illegally crossing the state border.
The government has extended the enhanced border protection regime along the border with Belarus until the end of this year. The measure was introduced in response to the increased flow of irregular migrants originating from Belarus. The enhanced border control regime applies in Ludza and the parishes of Ludza Municipality, Krāslava and the parishes of Krāslava Municipality, Augšdaugava Municipality, Daugavpils, and Kaunata Parish in Rēzekne Municipality.
Last year, the State Border Guard prevented a total of 12,046 attempts to illegally cross the Belarus–Latvia border. For humanitarian reasons, 31 irregular migrants were allowed to cross the border last year. In 2024, 5,388 people were prevented from illegally crossing the Belarus–Latvia border, while 26 people were admitted to the country on humanitarian grounds.
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