Poland announces checks on borders to stop irregular migrants

Poland on Tuesday said it will impose temporary checks from July 7 on its borders with Germany and Lithuania to stop irregular migrants crossing.

The practice at the Polish-German border has clearly changed. The German side is now actually refusing to authorize the entry of migrants heading to Germany to request asylum or obtain another type of status," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Immigration was a top political issue in Poland during the campaign ahead of a June 1 presidential election.