Latvia closes only operating checkpoint at border with Belarus
August 1, Pozirk. Latvia has closed the last operating checkpoint at the border with Belarus citing “technical reasons.”
Latvian media reported computer systems failure at the Patarnieki-Hryhoraŭščyna checkpoint, citing Kristine Petersone, a spokeswoman for the State Border Guard.
Notably, Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava made the announcement on X next to his post earlier the same day: “Shocking to see the left-wing Spanish government’s inability to stop the mass influx of immigrants into the European Union.”
Latvia has been grappling with irregular migration via Belarus this year, registering 2,119 crossing attempts in the four weeks of July and nearly 9,000 since the start of the year.
Latvia records daily attempts at irregular entry from Belarus for four consecutive months
July 25, Pozirk. Latvia has been recording irregular crossings by undocumented third-country foreigners via Belarus for 122 days, with an average of 70 daily attempts, according to Pozirk’s analysis of border guards’ data. In total, Latvia thwarted 8,509 irregular crossings between March 25 and July 25 and 8,650 attempts since …
