No Job? Back to Ukraine: Poland Proposes Deporting Ukrainians Subject to Military Service
7 August 02:26
Poland’s opposition party , Law and Justice (PiS), has announced its intention to deport from Poland some Ukrainian men of military age. This refers to Ukrainian citizens who are not working legally in Poland. The party promises to implement this policy if it returns to power.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing a statement by Tobiasz Bochenowski, a Member of the European Parliament and vice president of PiS.
Who PiS Proposes to Deport from Poland
Bochenski presented the idea during a “Law and Justice” conference dedicated to the party’s future political program.
According to him, one of the first decisions of the future PiS government should be the deportation of Ukrainian men of draft age who do not have legal employment in Poland.
Bochenski claimed that this would supposedly help Ukraine in its war against Russia.
“One of the first and most important decisions of our government will be to deport Ukrainian men of draft age who are not working legally in Poland,” the PiS representative said.
He added that upon returning to Ukraine, these men “will have the opportunity to fight for their homeland.”
This is not yet a decision by the Polish authorities
At the same time, it is important for Ukrainians in Poland to note that the new regulation has not yet been implemented.
“Law and Justice” is currently in the opposition, so the model proposed by Bochenko can only be implemented after the party returns to power and the relevant legislative decisions are adopted.
The next parliamentary elections in Poland are scheduled for 2027, barring early elections.
PiS Wants to Significantly Tighten Migration Policy
The proposal regarding Ukrainians is part of a broader plan by “Law and Justice” to change Poland’s immigration policy.
Among the proposals put forward is the creation of special deportation centers designed to expedite the process of expelling foreigners.
In addition, the party proposes creating individual registration accounts for foreigners.
According to PiS’s plan, violations of Polish laws or failure to comply with state-mandated requirements could serve as grounds for initiating deportation proceedings and a subsequent entry ban.
They also want to impose stricter controls on work permits
Bochenski also spoke of the need to reform the system for recruiting foreign workers.
In his view, decisions regarding which foreigners should be allowed to work in Poland should not be determined solely by the needs of businesses, employers, or staffing agencies.
PiS proposes significantly strengthening the government’s role in determining which categories of foreign workers are needed by the Polish economy.
The issue of Ukrainian men is becoming part of Polish politics
The debate over the status of Ukrainian men of military age in Europe has intensified recently.
Previously, Polish politicians had already raised the question of whether EU countries should continue to provide social support to men subject to military service in Ukraine.
Now, representatives of PiS have gone a step further, proposing to link the right of certain Ukrainians to remain in Poland to legal employment.
For now, this is a political proposal from the opposition party, not a current rule governing the deportation of Ukrainians from Poland.
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