Border guards of Chop Border Detachment of Border Service “Velykyi Bereznyi” apprehended a group of illegal migrants trying to cross illegally Ukrainian-Slovakian border. At 10 a.m. the border detail detained four unfamiliar persons (without documents) with children under age (1-2 years old) in the distance of 1000 m from the line of the state border who made their way to the side of the border.

During the interview their citizenship was identified – they were the resident of Russian Federation (Chechnya). They arrived to Ukraine by air ways to the city of Kyiv. These citizens were detained according to Ukrainian legislation and now they are in TAC of Chop Border Detachment till establishment of conditions on violation.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70872

The border guards of Mukachevo Border Service detained two citizens of Turkey at the railway station Batevo (Transcarpathian region). There were no documents at the detainees. The circumstances of apprehension denote intentions of the foreigners to cross the state border of Ukraine. The border guards carry out filtration-test measures with them and procedure on their identification.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70624

In the check point “Tysa” border guards detained the citizen of Armenia who tried to cross the border having forged documents. In the course of border control of the bus Donetsk-Malaga (Spain) suspicion of the border guards aroused as to the documents of one of the passengers. The man presented so-called Travel document issued in Spain for the check. He is stated there as person with no citizenship. With the help of technical measure it was cleared out that documents contain sign of extraneous interventions – photo is re-glued, laminated film is damaged. Beforehand, in the course of filtration measure implementation foreigner called himself the citizen of Armenia and told that present document he got at the territory of Armenia and paid for it € 1000 aiming at further trip to the countries of EU. The citizen is detained in administrative order till his identification.

Besides, in the evening the border guards detained one more trespasser. The citizen of Mali who attempted to cross Ukrainian-Hungarian Border but he was caught by the detail of Border Service “Tysa” nearby the village Solomonovo. Now this detainee person gives explanations to the border guards about the reasons of his act.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70515

A centre for illegal migrants is planned to be equipped by MIA in the palace of Badeni – monument of architecture of 19^th century in Lviv region. The deputies of Regional Council appealed to prime minister with demand to cancel this decision. According to the decision of Cabinet of Ministers, palace of the earl Badeni was transferred to Ministry of Internal Affairs. It, in its turn, has decided to reconstruct this building into the centre for illegal migrants who illegally stay at the territory of Ukraine. The chairman of State administration of Buiskiy district Mykhailo Vovk affirms that local community is strongly against and is ready to start the actions of protest. There are about half a hundred monuments of architecture and no museum there, the very this palace could be used for expositions. The archaeologists have found artefacts of 13-16^th century on the territory of the palace.

The member of Ukrainian Association of Amnesty International Nataliya Dulneva marked that centre for illegal migrants must correspond definite international standards; reconstruction of the palace is very expensive and difficult. The light and big rooms have to be in TAC, acceptable sanitary-hygienic conditions, territory for walks, as not criminals will be kept there but people with children and even sometimes the families.

Source: http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/1020967

“Svoboda” is dissatisfied by conditions of agreement on Readmission

All-Ukrainian association “Svoboda” calls Supreme Council for termination of Agreement with European Union on Readmission and it also starts action against illegal migration.

“During the last years about 7 million able-bodied Ukrainians left Ukraine, and about 7 million migrants from the countries like Africa, Asia and Caucasus came to Ukraine. We stop to be the hosts of our own land”, – coordinator of nationwide action against migration Andrei Illenko announces.

According to Agreement on Readmission with European Union from January 1, 2010 Ukraine is obliged to accept hundreds of thousand illegal migrants from EU who get there from the territory of Ukraine.

“These illegal migrants will be kept for our money and milliards of UAH from the state budget of Ukraine are not be allotted for the army, medicine or students’ grants, but for illegal migrants” – the member of “Svoboda” added.

“Experts has already calculated that next year Ukraine will get at least 150 000 illegal migrants from Central Asia and Africa. The majority of these migrants come to Ukraine by transit from Russia, Belarus or Caucasian countries, however Ukraine will not be able to return them there – these countries, unlike Ukraine, did not sign up Agreement on Readmission with EU” – head assistant of “Svoboda” Andrey Mohnik declares.

Moreover, according to his words, Ukraine is under obligation to accept alien illegal migrants as it has not concluded necessary agreements on readmission with those countries from which the flows of migrants come. According to this fact “Svoboda” demanded to terminate agreement between Ukraine and European Union on Readmission and also to pass Law about Citizenship according to which citizenship will be given only to those persons who are born in Ukraine or are ethnic Ukrainians returning from abroad. Besides, “Svoboda” is going to carry out action under the name Stop illegal migration! in 12 regional centres.

As it was announced, on January 15, 2008 Supreme Council ratified agreement between Ukraine and EU on Readmission. Agreement foresees the procedure of the persons’ return who did not implement the conditions of enter and stay on the territory of Ukraine or one of the state-members of EU, and also reduction of transit transportation of such persons into the countries of their origin.

Source: http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/1020438

In the course of four last days at Ukrainian-Slovakia border 22 refugees were arrested. They were three Georgians, three Russians, eight Moldavians, five Syrians and two refugees from Sri Lanka. It was announced in Administration of Border Police Sobrance that in the frames of governmental agreement about readmission, all refugees would be sent back to Ukraine. Besides, a guide of the group was detained. He is accused of smuggling and for the time being he is under inquest. The apprehended refugees got prohibition on enter Slovakian territory for three years.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70127

11 illegal migrants are going to be expelled from Ukraine through the airport “Boryspil” who arrived to Kyiv by train “Uzhgorod-Kharkiv”. 6 citizens of Georgia, 3 from Vietnam, 1 Armenian and 1 Afghani will return home. These foreigners were detained during attempt to cross illegally state border of Ukraine in Transcarpathian region. The return ticket for the citizen of Afghanistan was bought at the expense of IOM. The rest 10 illegal migrants are expelled at the expenses of State Border Service. The cost of their flight comprises 33 thousand UAH. It should be mentioned that today violators of the border are not afraid neither of weather conditions worsening nor epidemiological situation in our state. Only during the day before about 30 persons were caught for attempts to cross the border illegally, mainly the citizens of Georgia and Moldova.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70056

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is concerned about the fate of eight nationals of Afghanistan who were apprehended in Boryspil airport today while transiting to London. The group consisting of five minors (4-10 y.o.), one teenager and two women, including an elderly one (65 y.o.) is currently awaiting return in Boryspil airport.

The group stated to border guards of Ukraine as well as to the UN Refugee Agency that they are afraid of going back to the native country because of persecution and general security situation. According to the information received by the UN Refugee Agency directly from these people, they expressed their wish to seek asylum in Ukraine. Currently UNHCR is trying to obtain access to this group to assess their protection needs.

UNHCR believes these people should not be returned back to the country where their lives would be in danger.  The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Therefore, people asking for asylum should be allowed to stay and benefit from the fair status determination procedure. Sending back asylum seekers may amount to the violation of the non-refoulement principle envisaged by the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Ukraine acceded to this Convention without any reservations in 2002, thus undertook to provide international protection to refugees.

Source: http://www.unhcr.org.ua/news.php?in=1&news_id=175&lang=e

Detail of inspectors of SMVI stopped a car “Audi A4” on the road Kyiv-Chop between the villages Sytnoe and Mykhailovka, Rivne region. During the inspection of the car policemen saw three men. They were in the age of 35-40. Passengers did not have any documents identifying them. The men were detained. According to one of the versions, the foreigners were the citizens of republic of Afghanistan. Illegal migrants and transport means were sent to District Department of Police in order to clarify the details of their “travel” along Ukraine.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/70000

Problem of illegal migration appeared in Ukraine at once after collapse of Soviet Union – many families had relatives outside the country and vice verse, it caused transmigration of the citizens.

At the present moment, often the residents of the Asian countries try to get to the territory of Europe through Ukraine and there are also those who endeavour to be assimilated at the territory of Ukrainian state. Aiming at decrease of illegal migration flow, the law enforcement agents of Odessa region operative-preventive operation carried out in November. The goal of this activity is directed upon the prevention of legislation violation on legal status of the foreigners, discovering and stopping the crimes and other violations committed by the foreigners and persons without citizenship including those Ukrainian citizens participating in smuggling, control strengthening on creation and functioning of joint enterprises and companies, field of activity connected with foreign tourism, educational establishments that implement training of the foreigners and persons without citizenship.

In average during the day 460 workers of home affairs were participated in these activities. During these actions the following points of possible stay of foreign citizens were checked, namely: 127 – hotels, 160 – hostels, 2555 – private addresses, 48 – educational establishments, 19- tourist organizations, 113 – enterprises, 321 – markets, 222 – railway stations, 1729 – transport means. 477 facts of breach by the foreigners of rules on stay in Ukraine were detected. 216 illegal migrants were apprehended by the employees of bodies of home affairs. Materials issued on deportation from territory of Ukraine 226 foreigners as to who decisions were made about expel from the territory of Ukraine according to the Article 32 of Law of Ukraine “About legal status of foreigners”. In a compulsory order 26 foreigners were expelled (all of them were deported for the expenses of receiving side), out of them: citizens of Azerbaijan – 2; Georgia – 2; Congo – 1, PRC – 5; Moldova – 13; Russia – 3. 1 group of illegal migrants was detected in the composition of 4 citizens of Moldova. The term of stay in Ukraine was shortened to 46 foreign persons. Three crimes were discovered committed by the foreigners.

Source:http://mvs.gov.ua/mvs/control/main/uk/publish/article/272720;jsessionid=06E826E766C424439676461D808ECB40