POLAND GREENLIGHTS PUSHBACKS: BORDER GUARDS GET POWER TO EXPEL MIGRANTS, DENY ASYLUM AT BELARUS BORDER

Poland’s parliament approved a measure empowering border guards to immediately expel migrants who cross from Belarus and to reject asylum applications without review. Rights groups warn this effectively legalizes pushbacks and risks violating EU and international asylum obligations, amid reports of deaths near the frontier and a sharp rise in attempted crossings. Poland has reinforced the border with razor wire, troops, and plans for a wall as the law awaits the president’s signature.