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Latvian State Border Guard
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Baltic migrant smuggling and detention scandals
5 clusters · 46 sources · last updated
Latest: Latvia and Lithuania detect migrant tunnels along Belarus border
In late July 2026, Lithuanian inspections of migrant reception centres uncovered severe hygiene lapses and reports of detainees being forced to cook in metal tins, leading to a Seimas Control Bureau report on numerous vi
Latvia‑Belarus border pressure, crossing reopened
11 clusters · 31 sources · last updated
Latest: Latvia Reopens Pāternieki Border Crossing with Belarus
Following a technical outage that forced the Pāternieki‑Grigorowszczina checkpoint to close on 31 July 2026, Latvia intensified its response to a surge of illegal crossings from Belarus. Border‑guard chief Guntis Pujāts