The government this year pledged to step up deportations of immigrants who break the law.
The government this year pledged to step up deportations of immigrants who break the law.
The case comes amid declining public support for Ukraine in Poland.
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The majority of the increase is accounted for by Ukrainian refugees, though other forms of migration to Poland have also been rising rapidly.
Agnieszka Ścigaj says she will seek to tackle the issue “beyond Poland’s political divisions”.
Szymon Pifczyk
Official statistics on the number of people who have crossed the border do not tell the whole story.
For the last four days the numbers crossing from Poland to Ukraine have been higher than those going in the opposite direction.
Paweł Marczewski
Civil society organisations are well placed to support Polish schools as large numbers of Ukrainian children arrive.
They say that it comes at the expense of Polish students and taxpayers.
Turks received asylum status more than any other national group.
Poland issued almost 725,000 first residence permits to non-EU citizens.
The health minister has also promised to double the salaries of medical staff fighting the pandemic.
Following unprecedented recent immigration, GUS has compiled its most comprehensive ever study.
Polish businesses face a shortage of workers after an exodus of about 150,000 Ukrainians
The government responds to pleas from local authorities and protests from employers and workers.