22-08-2013

Border guards of BS “Styzhytsya” in Velykyi Bereznyi region apprehended two men from African continent that intended to get to the territory of EU beyond the check point. Considering the experience of the first attempt of their trip to European Union, the border guards of BS “Guta” prevented them and tourists decided to travel now through the mountains. Laying a new route with the help of the Internet, the men used the service of the taxi, which delivered them to Velykui Bereznyi. Then they walked on foot. However, at the approaches to the state border they were apprehended by the detail of border subdivision. The men confessed that they made their way to Slovakia. They did not have any documents and reported to the border guards that they were the citizens of Somalia. Detainees were delivered to the subdivision, corresponding administrative and procedural document were processed as to the attempt to cross the state border illegally. Decision on responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/139927

On August 20, there was a working meeting of the chief of SMS of Ukraine Mykola Kovalchuk and deputy Minister of Interior of Israel Mrs. Faiina Kirshenbaum. The aim of the meeting was experience exchange in the field of functioning of profile services, introduction of migration policy and discussion of issues on organization and intensification of inter-agency cooperation. In the course of the meeting, there were presentations of migration departments of both countries, history of formation, main considerations, principles of functioning and authority. Experience exchange was carried out in the sphere of introduction of biometric documents, regulation of migration flows and counteraction to illegal migration. The parties marked the importance of establishment of bilateral contacts for further development of mutually profitable cooperation.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1602-nalagodzheno-dvostoronnyu-spivpratsyu-iz-migratsijnim-vidomstvom-derzhavi-izrajil

20-08-2013

Tent cam was liquidated in Moscow being constructed in the beginning of August for illegal migrants by the staff of Ministry of Emergence Situations.

As it was informed by Moscow Department of MOI, the part of the migrants kept in the camp were deported, and the rest of them 234 persons were transferred to Holding Centers for Foreign Citizens in the village of Severnyi. According to the words of police officers it will permit to speed up the procedure of their identification in the data base and processing of documents for their deportation.

Department marks that the centre is calculated for 400 persons. Besides, additional army tents for migrants will be constructed just on its territory and as far as the persons are released from the main corpus the migrants will be transferred there.

Since the moment of its appearance, the camp for illegal migrants in Goly’yanovo was the object of criticism on the part of human rights organizations announcing about unacceptability of living conditions in it. Besides, its doubtful legal status was marked as in the present legislation construction of the similar camps is nohow regulated. In its turn, FMS declared that before placing to the camp the majority of the migrants had to live in worse conditions.

The tent camp in Gol’yanovo in the east of Moscow was build on August 1, connected with the lack of places at specialized centers for those migrants who were the subject to deportation. Its construction preceded police raids along Moscow markets, according to their results more than a thousand and a half persons were arrested, the sufficient part of which stayed in the country illegally. Fight at Matveev market, in the course of which the police officers received a head injury, became a reason of the checks became.

Source: http://korrespondent.net/world/russia/1594455-v-moskve-likvidirovali-palatochnyj-lager-dlya-nelegalov

19-08- 2013

During the check of the lorry making its way to Romania through the check point “Porubne”, border guards of Chernivtsi Detachment together with  the customs staff detected a citizen of Ukraine intending to avoid  border-customs registration. The woman was hiding in the sleeping section of the vehicle and planned to cross the border illegally. As it was established the woman’s visa for staying in Romania had run out. The woman was fined for the sum of 1700 UAH.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_2197.htm

16-08-2013

On August 15, working meeting of IOM and Representation of “HIAS Incorporates” in Ukraine took place. The aim of the meeting was to work up the project Statute about acceptance and stay centre for children-refugees that are recognized as persons in need of subsidiary protection and children separated from the families who applied for refugee status or recognition as a person in need of subsidiary protection. This centre is planned to be opened on the bases of TAC in the town of Yagotyn, Kyiv oblast.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1593-provedeno-robochu-zustrich-z-ekspertami-mom-ta-predstavnitstva-khajes-inkorporejted-v-ukrajini

15-08-2013

Border guards of Mostytskyi Detachment apprehended two women from Cameroon and two persons from Syria that intended to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border with forged documents.

Two women arrived by the regular bus “Kherson-Cologne” through the check point “Krakivets” presented to the border detail passports of the citizens of Bulgaria. However, during the check of the presented documents doubts were called as to their validity. Doubts were confirmed after technical examination of the passports when border guards established that they were completely forged. Later on, the women said that they were the citizens of Cameroon.

The same day, in the check point “Shegeni” the man and the woman travelling by the minibus “Mercedes” gave for the control passports for travelling abroad of the citizens of Spain. Soon, it was learned that both of them were the citizens of Syria.

All persons were detained in administrative order aiming at identification and establishment of the circumstances of the infringement for the period of 3 days and they were placed at TDC of Mostytskyi Detachment.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_2182.htm

15-08-2013

Border guards of Chop Detachment detained the next migrants tending to get Slovakia by illegal way. The “dash through the Carpathians” was stopped by the military men of BS “Knyagynya” in V.Bereznyi region. Not resorting to special tricks, the travellers used the service of the taxi, which delivered them to Velykyi Bereznyi. Then “tourists” hurried up and travelled toward the state border. However, their appearance nearby the border was not unnoticed and detail receiving information about the movement of unknown persons to the border, conducted their apprehension. The men having no any documents confessed that they made their way to Slovakia. The violators were the citizens of Georgia. Detainees were delivered to subdivisions, corresponding administrative and procedural documents were processed for the attempt to cross the state border illegally. Decision on responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be decided by the law.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/139653

15-08-2013

Transcarpathian SSU detained two citizens of Ukraine who intended to transport a group of illegal migrants through the state border. SSU staff liquidated the channel of illegal transportation of persons through Ukrainian-Slovakian border.

At night, SSU apprehended the minibus with seven illegal migrants – citizens of Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea in Volovets region, Transcarpathian oblast.

The vehicle was driven by the local resident, who planned to deliver the foreigners to Velykyi Bereznyi region and then assisted them in illegal cross of the state border beyond the check point.

The same day SSU workers apprehended their accomplice in Lvov. It was established that detained citizen of Lvov delivered illegal migrants by his own car from Lvov to Transcarpathia. Besides, he hided 8 more illegal migrants at temporary places in Lvov and attempted to smuggle them to one of European countries.

Now, two citizens of Ukraine were announced about suspicion in crime commitment foreseen by Part 2 Article 332 (organization of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine committed on preliminary agreement by the group of persons) of Crime Code of Ukraine.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/139696

14-08-2013

On the initiative of Border Department, a common meeting took place in the Administration of State Border Service of Ukraine at the participation of the representatives of SSU, MOI, State Migration Service and Ministry of Education. In the course of the action the following activities were carried out: analysis of migration situation in Ukraine, problems in organization of counteraction to illegal migration as well as definition of further directions of joint work. Hearing in the regimen of videoconference became the peculiarity of the meeting during which there was presentation of the state of the fight against illegal migration in each of the regional departments of Border Administration.

During the meeting it was stated that in a result of applied actions in the course of the last years the flow of illegal migrants to EU countries had been sufficiently limited. However, the problem is left to be actual. According to the words of the chief of SBSU, general-colonel Pavlo Shysholin, migration situation in Ukraine has experienced certain changes. Besides, there was reorientation on transportation of the citizens from post Soviet countries, first from Georgia, Russia and Moldova; the number of cases had been increased as to use of the procedure of legal entrance, student channel and use of the procedure on granting refugee status for temporary legalization of the foreigners in Ukraine, besides, the citizens of Somalia, Afghanistan and Vietnam. The tendency is worth attention as to the growth in the flow of the citizens of Syria.

Finishing the activity, the participants made agreement to strengthen the system of actions on the counteraction to this phenomenon in all directions. Special attention will be paid to student-foreigners having intention to study on the territory of Ukraine and to that category of foreigners that enter Ukraine on legal basis, however, in future they enrich the number of illegal migrants. In the end of the meeting a protocol was signed up, simultaneously all sounded problem points on interworking would be solved by working groups according to directions of responsibility.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_2167.htm

14-08-2013

According to preliminary agreement with three Transcarpathians, the resident of Lviv took 7 foreigners from Lviv to the territory of one of the villages of Volovets region, aiming at illegal transportation through Ukrainian-Slovakian border by the car “Lexus”.

These were 5 citizens of Afghanistan, 1 citizen of Eritrea and 1 from Iraq. Then, the Transcarpathians planed to deliver them to Slovakia by another car “Lexus” taking migrants to neighboring village of the region, where they were arrested by SSU officers.

Data on indicated case was registered at the Single Register of pretrial investigations and pretrial inquest of the criminal case was commenced foreseen by Part 2 Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Public Prosecutors’ Office of Transcarpathian region controls the course of pretrial inquest of the criminal procedure started as to the signs of the infringement stipulated by Part 2 Article 332 of CC of Ukraine – illegal transportation of the persons through the state border of Ukraine committed concerning several persons and according to preliminary agreement.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/139596