24-04-2012

During the check-in of the passengers, who made their way to Frankfurt, border guards of Separate control-access point “Kyiv” detected a man presenting the passport of the citizen of Tadzhikistan for the check. However, law enforcement agents established that photo of the owner was replaced in the document. According to the words of the traveler, he was the citizen of Afghanistan. He bought this passport in Tadzhikistan paying for it $ 5000. So, the violator waits for the court and he will not be able to get to cherished foreign countries.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150660&cat_id=48886

23-04-2012

In some original way, 7 illegal migrants from Bangladesh decided to spend their weekend in Ukraine. Border guards of Mukachevo Detachment noticed the guest. The group of unfamiliar persons were in neglected water tower in the suburb of the village Shom of Berehovo district 4 km before the border. There they were detained by the border guards of BS “Goronglab”. Detainees did not have any documents, however they reported that they were citizens of Republic of Bangladesh and intended to get to one of the countries of EU. The eldest detainee was 24 years old, and two others were not even 17. At the present moment, detainees are at detention centre in Chop, and their further destiny will be decided by the court. Investigation goes on as to establishment of circumstance of the violation and circle of persons participated in this activity.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/116250

23-04-2012

Last weekend became effective for the border guards of BS “Tysa”, “Palad Komarivtsi” and “Uzhgorod” that carried out the series of detentions.

In the area of BS “Palad Komarivtsi” border guards detained three citizens of Republic of Moldova, who tried to cross illegally the border from Ukraine to Slovakia. Man, woman and a child were one family having documents identifying them.

In the area of border post “Onokovtsi” of BS “Uzhgorod” two more citizens of Georgia were apprehended in 12 hours after the first detention. In the course of administrative-procedural and operative-checking measures, it would be established whether they were partners.

Border guards of BS “Tysa” detected and detained in three cases three citizens of Ukraine (women), who tried to come back to Ukraine with invalid documents. For their safety, they can be called to responsibility paying the fine in the sum of 1700-3400 UAH each.

Dicision on responsibility before the law and their future destiny will be decided by the law.

Source: http://www.mukachevo.net/ua/News/view/55221-На-Закарпатті-упродовж-вихідних-затримали-8-нелегалів

18-04-2012

During the last year, State Migration Service of Ukraine received 104 applications from persons seeking asylum in Ukraine. It is 11% out of the general number of appeals on refugee status granting in the government and the biggest index among other regions. The number of applications has increased in connection with adopted new law “About refugees and persons in need of temporary or subsidiary protection” last year. New document has sufficiently widened the list of conditions due to which protection is given and circle of persons this protection is spread on.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/116015

18-04-2012

In the course of the first quarter of the current year, 19 illegal migrants were detained in 6 cases in the area of responsible border detachment for the break of the rules on stay on the territory of Ukraine and attempts to cross illegally the state border of Ukraine.

In comparison with the previous year, this index increased in 46% as to the number of detained illegal migrants. This information was announced by Mukachevo Border Detachment, which summed up the results of operative-service activity during the first quarter of this year. Passenger and transport flow of persons and vehicles decreased in 11%. During the conduction of passport control in the check points of the border – 1 forged passport, 2 another’s documents, 24 invalid documents were detected. 94 persons were rejected in entrance to the country on different reasons, which is in 1,7 time upwards in comparison with analogous periods of the previous year.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/116017

17-04-2012

Unfamiliar persons directing to the border by car were notices by the inspectors of SMVI (State Motor Vehicle Inspectorate), who informed border guards about this. Driver seeing that he was chased, left the car together with passengers and started to run away. Five men of African appearance did not have any identifying documents. However, they confessed at once that they arrived to Ukraine from far away Africa (4 persons from Somalia and one from Eritrea) in order then to get to the countries of Western Europe.

Two more Somalis were caught by the border guards of Chop Detachment in the area of responsible department “Velykyi Bereznyi”. The trespassers were detected with the help of thermal imager. After receiving information from Ukrainian side, Slovakian border guards apprehended two more violators from Somalia.

Decision about responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150474&cat_id886

13-04-2012

Border guards of BS “Novoselytsya” of Chop Detachment apprehended the group of illegal migrants from Russia, citizens of Chechnya. Local people assisted in detention of the violators, who noticed some unfamiliar persons in the suburb of the village Dubrynychi, Perechyn district, Transcarpathian region and informed border subdivision on this point. Border detail detained three unfamiliar persons without documents at once. As the detainees explained, they were the citizens of Russia and made their way to Slovakia in the search of better life.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/115862

13-04-2012

In the area of BS “V.Bereznyi” situation on detention of Somali illegal migrants was played like a game of chess by border guards of Transcarpathia and Slovakia…

«The first move” was made by illegal migrants, who meant that border guards would not have any power or inspiration to service attentively at 5 o’clock in the morning. However, border detail making their service at mentioned area detected some persons moving towards the state border with the help of thermal imager. After that, they made their “move”: the senior of border detail informed subdivision about this fact and continued observation, simultaneously Slovakian border guards were reported on this point. Usually the main group is divided for 2-3 small one before the border in order to increase their chances to get to EU.

Exactly happened the same, border guards of “V.Bereznyi” and their Slovakian colleagues detained two groups of trespassers. At the moment of detention, migrants did not have any documents, they just told that they were the citizens of Somalia and made their way to Western Europe.

Decision on responsibility before the Law and future destiny of detainees in Ukraine will be made by the court. At the present moment administrative-procedural actions and operative-checking measures are carried out with the aim to establish possible participation of citizens of Ukraine to transportation of illegal migrants.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/115855

12-04-2012

SSU officers detained a citizen of Afghanistan, who is suspected in organization of international channel of illegal transportation of citizens through Ukrainian border. In the course of durable time, this person was hiding from law enforcement agents. In the beginning of the year, his two accomplices were arrested. They were citizens of Transcarpathia, who intended to pass over six Afghans though Ukrainian-Hungarian border. A criminal case was instituted against the organizer of the channel in accordance with Part 2 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine realized on preliminary agreement by the group of persons) of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

At present moment, detainee is under arrest. His future destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/115763

10-04-2012

The violators of Ukrainian legislation were detected in the area of BS “Uzhgorod” – two citizens of Comoro Islands. Man and woman from Islamic country, situated in Indian Sea nearby Eastern Africa, arrived to Ukraine with tourist aim. However, they “forgot” that the term of their visa document permitting to stay in Ukraine is rather of short duration and had already finished. Thus, they were called to administrative responsibility for the break of the rules on stay in Ukraine. After implementation of necessary administrative-procedural actions, tourists will have to leave the territory of Ukraine in a determined order.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150110&cat_id=48886