On 2 and 3 March 2026, Poland’s police and Border Guard carried out a nationwide operation to verify the legality of foreigners’ stay. Nearly 1,800 checks were conducted and more than 140 people were detained. Following the checks, 130 proceedings were launched to oblige individuals to return. In nearly 110 cases the proceedings concerned illegal stay, and in more than 20 cases authorities cited grounds related to a threat to state security. The operation involved more than 700 Border Guard officers from all units and a total of nearly 26,500 police officers.
In parallel, a nationwide operation targeting wanted persons resulted in 1,944 arrests of people sought on arrest warrants and orders to be brought in, including 147 foreign nationals. Among those 147 were 91 Ukrainian citizens, 14 Georgians, eight Belarusians, three Moldovans and two Russians, with 29 from other countries. Seven people were also detained on the basis of European Arrest Warrants and Interpol Red Notices, including a Brazilian citizen wanted for robbery and a Belarusian citizen wanted in an online fraud case. Police submitted 112 requests to the Border Guard for decisions ordering foreigners to return.