Nearly 2000 Belarusian illegal immigrants deported annually from EU
Belarus deports even more foreigners, mostly those trying to cross illegally into European Union
1905 illegal immigrants were deported from the EU back to Belarus last year. Most Belarusians were deported from Poland and Lithuania - 1020.
This Poland and Lithuania's "leadership" can be explained by the fact that Belarusians go to these states more often that to the other EU states. Interestingly, Lithuania and Poland are followed by Sweden (325 immigrants, 250 - deported) and Germany (215 people).
If a person violates the rules of residence (expired visa or law violations) or if they are refused asylum and do not want to return home, a decision about their deportation is taken. In reality, illegal immigrants get sent away.
Guided by the international legislation and human rights values, the EU is going to make this process less unpleasant.
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström: "The decree on deportation of illegal immigrants prioritizes voluntary return, restricts the term of detention and respects family life. This document is the starting point for NGOs and courts in the field of migration."
Interestingly, Belarus deports a similar number of foreigners from its territory every year. For instance, 2017 people were deported in 2009 and 1004 - in the first half 2012. There are a lot of illegal immigrants trying to enter the territory of the EU among them. Alyaksandr Lukashenka made a statement in connection with it in September 2012:
“The migration to Europe is terrible. My members of the top brass have told me that they are tired of catching people with blasting assemblies at the border. We do not have enough money to catch those who are heading for Europe. I have already warned Europe than we cannot protect them from all the trash trying to cross our border at our own expense."
Besides people having expired visas or those who committed law violations abroad, there are those who are refused asylum and do not want to return home. It looks like the majority of people deported from the Netherlands (135) fall into this category.
