Asylum seekers and refugees in Poland
Recent stories
Many Roma deported after police raids
There has been more criticism of Poland's OBCY (alien) law after 370 Romanian Roma were deported in October from Kochtowice, Opole region, and after police raids of workers' hostels in towns in the southern region of Katowice led to the arrest of 150 people, many of whom were Roma, and one third of whom were minors.
1 July 1999 (70 words)
Poles must be allowed to move freely within the EU
Amidst increasing disenchantment with the EU, the government has announced that it will make a key negotiating objective the right of Poles to work abroad immediately after joining the EU.
1 October 1998 (84 words)
New immigration law passed to meet EU expectations
On 27 December, the government passed a new immigration Act.
1 May 1998 (170 words)
EU sees Poland as its second frontier
Poland's border with Lithuania and its frontier with the Ukraine are increasingly being seen by the EU as its future frontier and a second line of defence against migration into western Europe.
1 February 1998 (224 words)
Figures on deportations
In 1995, province governors issued 3200 deportation warrants, mostly for Ukrainians, Romanians, Armenians and Indians.
1 December 1996 (23 words)
Extradition of Chinese couple sought
The Chinese government is seeking the extradition of an elderly Chinese couple accused of financial fraud.
1 December 1996 (198 words)
Who comes to Poland seeking work?
According to a feature in the Warsaw Voice, the economic situation in Poland is such that Poles no longer seek to migrate to the West for work but foreigners are coming to Poland in search of jobs.
1 December 1996 (274 words)
Police seek to break smuggling networks
Police allege that at least 10 criminal networks are smuggling illegal immigrants from villages in India, Armenia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a trade which is second only to narcotics in profitability.
1 December 1996 (135 words)
Asylum-seekers forced into illegal travel
The FFM casts doubt on the prosecution of two Polish men accused of human trafficking after they assisted 20 Macedonians to cross the Polish-German border.
1 October 1996 (116 words)
German approval sought through tough asylum approach
The research organisation FFM says that Polish attitudes toward asylum-seekers are changing as the government moves to show Germany that it is willing to get tough on those who travel through Poland seeking entry to Germany.
1 October 1996 (162 words)
Police round up Romany in 'Camp Liquidation'
A police operation against Warsaw's Roma, codenamed 'Camp Liquidation', has spread panic, forcing Roma into hiding in manholes, cellars, under the canals and inside the air-vent systems of railway stations.
1 October 1996 (97 words)
40 Indian immigrants deported
A spokesperson for the Warsaw police has confirmed that on 30 October, 40 Indian 'illegal' immigrants were deported in the largest operation involving expulsion to a country not bordering Poland.
1 January 1996 (39 words)
New detention camp
Poland's first detention camp for asylum-seekers and immigrants awaiting deportation is being established in Lesznowola, about 50km from Warsaw.
1 January 1996 (104 words)
Seminar on asylum and immigration laws
A seminar to discuss Poland's border-crossing procedures and questions of residency, deportation, registration and political asylum was organised by the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Council of Europe and the Warsaw University European Centre.
1 January 1996 (116 words)
Border policing
Following a conference of the chief border authorities of Ukraine and Poland, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs has expressed its satisfaction at border policing which includes efforts to stop 'illegal emigration'.
1 January 1996 (72 words)
Constitutional change to stop illegal movement into Germany
Poland has altered its constitution to enable the authorities to take into custody anyone who won't comply with expulsion from Germany.
1 April 1995 (74 words)
New German/Polish border agreement
Following talks with German interior minister Manfred Kanther, Andrzej Milczanowski, his Polish counterpart, has announced plans to send back by plane within 48 hours foreigners attempting to cross into Poland.
1 May 1994 (122 words)
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