On December 18, 2025, at approximately 10:25 UTC, Polish Border Guard units stationed at Sejny interdicted 17 young male migrants after they illegally crossed the border between Poland and Lithuania. The migrants originate from Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia. They possessed passes issued by a foreigner center in Latvia, suggesting coordinated transit through multiple Baltic states. This incident highlights ongoing challenges in controlling irregular migration flows in the Baltic region and potential use of migration as a destabilizing tool.
Category: Population & Migration Tools
Subcategory: Weaponized Migration
Incident Type: Pushing asylum-seekers across borders
Country: Poland
Source report: x.com/podlaski_…
