Border defender officers, in cooperation with Frontex, carried out another return operation on September 10 — the ninth of this year — in which 10 people of Pakistan were forced out of Poland. The charter aircraft took off from Radom, and the deported foreigners were previously covered by decisions on the work to return, which were the consequence of their illegal crossing the Polish-Belarusian border.
All these decisions were compulsory, meaning that they did not leave the country voluntarily but were forced to do so under the provisions of migration law.
The operation was secured by officers specialising in convoys and by another Border defender units liable for supervising the legality of abroad residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland. This is another signal that the Polish services not only monitor the situation at the border, but besides consistently enforce administrative decisions which are made in relation to people breaking regulations. Since the beginning of the year, almost 6200 foreigners have been expelled from Poland, both on forced and voluntary terms. These figures show the scale of the problem of illegal migration and the tensions associated with border management in the current geopolitical context.
Poland, as a border country of the European Union, remains 1 of the points exposed to migratory pressures — especially from Belarus. Although the majority of public opinion focuses on dramatic media reports concerning attempts by groups of migrants to push the border, little is said about what happens next — erstwhile migrants are on the Polish side and are detained. For many of them, the procedures are clear and quick: identification, administrative decision and then deportation.
Among the citizens of Pakistan who enter Poland illegally, young people, frequently men aged 20-35, dominate. any of them treat Poland as a transit country on their way to the West, others number on obtaining work here or exile status. However, reality is much more complicated. Polish migration law is restrictive and the authorities liable for its enforcement operate efficiently and systematically. Persons who do not fulfil the conditions of legal residence are usually detained and covered by return procedures.
In fresh years, the number of legally residing Pakistani citizens in Poland has increased, although they inactive represent a number among all foreigners. There are no examples of affirmative integration. Many Pakistanis work in the transport, catering and service sectors. They run shops, open restaurants, and any of them actively participate in the lives of local communities. A country that wants to manage its migration policy effectively must be able to separate 1 from the another and respond accordingly.
Deporting 10 people in 1 operation may seem a tiny number per country, but it is symbolic and practical. It shows the state's determination to enforce the law, but besides the realities faced by migrants trying to get to Europe by the side door. For many of them Poland is not a destination, but a stop. Meanwhile, for the Border Guard, any specified effort is simply a informing signal and a request to act.
