Poland halted asylum claims at the Belarus border and now wants Europe to follow its example
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FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum are seen in Bialowieza, Poland, on May 28, 2023.. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)
FILE -Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, centre right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, centre left, speak to Border Guard personnel during their visit to the Polish-Belarus border, in Krynki, Poland, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
FILE -A Belarusian border guard is seen behind a fence before the visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the border between Poland and Belarus, in Krynki, Poland,, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum are seen in Bialowieza, Poland, on May 28, 2023.. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)