Last year, Poland suspended the right of migrants arriving in the country via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum. Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that the contentious bill would be adopted "without a moment's delay" after it was signed into law by Polish President Andrzej Duda.
"I believe that it is necessary to strengthen the security of our borders and the security of Poles," Duda announced, despite expressing concerns in the past that the legislation would make it harder for dissidents in Belarus to flee the country's repressive regime.




