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According to SBGS, foreigners have applied for asylum in Lithuania.
According to the service, agents from the Tverečius border guard in Lazinkai village in Ignalina district searched a group of people. As it turned out, he had just illegally crossed the border between Lithuania and Belarus.
Tverečius border guards detained 14 illegal immigrants: seven men, two women and five minors. They all had passports of Iraqi citizens who did not have Schengen visas.
The border guards initiated the initial steps of the asylum procedure and informed the Migration Department about it.
The migrants were handed over to the Švenčionys border barracks, where there are special rooms for asylum seekers. The aliens were tested for COVID-19 on Friday. Answers are expected on Saturday, which will address the issue of accommodation for foreigners.
Due to the illegal crossing of the state border, a pre-trial investigation was launched at the Vilnius Border Guard Team of the SBGS.
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