Security of the Republic of Poland in the context of the situation at the Polish-Belarussian border in August-December 2021 – legal possibilities and actions taken

Abstract

The purpose of the research conducted for the purposes of this article was to evaluate the actions taken by the Polish authorities to combat attempts of mass, undocumented migration across the Polish-Belarusian border in August-December 2021 in the context of using the provisions of national and international law, including the protection of foreigners international. In the research process, the method of source analysis was used, and in it the technique of analyzing the content of Polish and international legal acts related to migration issues. Based on the conducted research, it should be stated that the actions taken by Polish public authorities, including the use of legal possibilities, allowed in the analyzed period to effectively counteract potential security threats resulting from undocumented migration across the border with Belarus.