Germany deports over 10,000 migrants to Poland in 14 months

Germany has sent more than 10,000 migrants back to Poland during this period. Notably, the overwhelming majority of these individuals were returned without prior notification to Polish authorities.

According to the Federal Police of Germany, the largest group among those deported consisted of Ukrainian nationals, totaling 2,907 individuals. Many of these migrants were apprehended for crossing the border with expired personal identification documents.

Polish authorities, however, assert that the situation is well under control. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has emphasized that the primary reason for these deportations is bureaucratic inefficiencies rather than a new wave of migration.

Just near the Polish border lies a facility known as the Dublin Center in Germany, from which migrants are dispatched into Polish territory. Forecasts suggest that, in the near future, hundreds more individuals from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, and other countries will likely be deported from this center.

At the end of March, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Warsaw does not intend to accept migrants from other European countries under the readmission mechanism outlined in the EU's Dublin Regulation. Tusk further indicated that he had discussed this matter with the authorities in Germany.