Poland plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a strategy to limit illegal migration amidst tensions with Belarus, which Warsaw accuses of channelling migrants across its border.

Poland's leader said Saturday that he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration policy, pointing to its alleged abuse by eastern neighbor Belarus and Russia. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that “the state must regain 100% of the control over who enters and leaves Poland,

Poland plans to temporarily suspend asylum rights as part of a new policy that aims to reduce undocumented migration to a minimum, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration strategy to combat irregular migration. During a speech at a meeting of his centre-right Civic Coalition political grouping in Warsaw,

Poland will temporarily ban migrants from claiming asylum on its territory, Donald Tusk, the prime minister, said on Saturday.

- Border guard officers stand with shields during the construction of a wall along the Polish-Belarusian border in Tolcze, Poland, Jan. 27, 2022. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Oct. 12, 2024, the country plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum for migrants.