Poland Seeks to Bolster Border With New Tech Amid Illegal Immigrant Influx

Poland Seeks to Bolster Border With New Tech Amid Illegal Immigrant Influx
A view of a vehicle next to a fence built by Polish soldiers on the border between Poland and Belarus near the village of Nomiki, Poland, on Aug. 26, 2021. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WARSAW—Poland plans to strengthen its border with a system of motion sensors and cameras, modelling it on the Greek border with Turkey, its interior minister said in comments published on Monday, as it faces a large illegal immigrant influx from Belarus.

In August, Poland began building a barbed wire fence along its border with Belarus to curb illegal border crossings despite criticism that some immigrants were being treated inhumanely. The new additions would strengthen border control as part of a permanent barrier.