Nadwiślański Border Guard officers reported on 28 September that a weekend enforcement operation across the Mazowieckie, Łódzkie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie regions resulted in 11 administrative return decisions and the verification of 130 foreigners’ right to stay. Eight individuals were detained, while police transferred seven more to Border Guard custody for immigration offences. Three of the detainees had completed prison sentences for violent or narcotics-related crimes and were deemed threats to public order; they were escorted to the national border and banned from Schengen re-entry for up to two years. The remaining cases involved overstays, unauthorised work and forged residency documents. The sweep illustrates Poland’s increasingly data-driven approach: officers used the MOS e-case system and the EU Entry/Exit System to flag anomalies in address registrations and travel histories before moving in on workplaces, hostels and transit hubs. Employers found harbouring irregular workers face administrative fines of PLN 10,000–30,000 per person. For HR and mobility teams, the operation is a reminder that compliance obligations extend beyond visa issuance: companies must store copies of permits, monitor expiry dates and deregister staff who leave Poland. Inspections often expand from the individual to the sponsoring entity, so maintaining clear audit trails is essential. The Border Guard says similar multi-agency sweeps will continue through Q4 2026, focusing on logistics corridors and urban construction sites where migrant labour is concentrated.
