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“Today, in half a day, we see that the highest number of illegal immigrants detained this year has already been registered,” said Giedrius Mišutis, representative of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) on Sunday.
According to the border guard, it is clear that the flow was much higher on Sunday noon alone than all of Saturday, with 144 illegal immigrants apprehended that day.
Soon there will be no place to house the illegal immigrants who flow into Lithuania.
“There are no new places, except Rūdninkai. That number can also be quite limited there. Firebreaks and tents are being built in the area, looking for workarounds, but every day there are new really high numbers. There really aren’t that many places,” G explained. Mišutis.
Due to the crisis of illegal immigrants, the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, came to Lithuania. On Sunday he met with Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė, on Monday he will meet with the country’s head Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyte.
“A member of the European Commission arrives at the invitation of the Minister of the Interior. The Commissioner responded to the call very quickly. Immediately after receiving the invitation to come to Lithuania to find out the situation, the European Commissioner made the decision to come and, by Of course, this visit will take place very soon. We had to organize it for a few days, “said Agnė Kazlauskaitė, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Lithuania.
The European Commission has already allocated € 12 million of financial support, cars and equipment to Lithuania. Officials from the European Asylum Support Agency and the Border and Coast Guard work in Lithuania.
12 EU countries and Norway sent humanitarian aid. Additional support to Lithuania will also be discussed with European Commissioner Y. Johansson.
There was some unrest at the Rūdninkai camp on Saturday.
“It just came to our knowledge then. But they managed to control that situation, officials are watching, talking, negotiating with those who can take action. So far, major conflicts have been avoided,” said G. Mišutis, representative of SBGS.
According to him, the commotion in the camp was caused by the discontent of the detainees at not being able to enter the Western European countries.
“The reactions are such that there is a feeling of frustration, which sometimes translates into expression in action, not just words. The intent is to express our state of mind, “said a representative from SBGS.
This year, more than 3,000 illegal immigrants crossed the border from Belarus into Lithuania. This is more than 40 times the number for all of 2020.
Between midnight and Monday morning, another 109 illegal immigrants from Belarus crossed the border, reaching a record 289 immigrants on Sunday, says Rustam Liubayev, head of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), on Monday. in the morning.
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